Bottrel | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bottrel |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Rocky View County |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Rocky View County Council |
Established Title: | Established |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
Coordinates: | 51.4019°N -114.4703°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Bottrel is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.
Bottrel is located approximately 65km (40miles) northwest of Calgary, just off Highway 22. Bottrel features a historic general store with campground.
Edward Botterel was an early settler who arrived in the area c. 1888. The local post office operated from December 1, 1909 to March 31, 1969, and was named after Edward Botterel despite the erroneous spelling at its adoption. The error was never corrected and the current spelling is locally used.
The population of Bottrel according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 5.[1]