Esther | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | CAN AB Special Area 3 # Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Esther in Special Area No. 3 |
Coordinates: | 51.6825°N -110.2603°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 4 |
Subdivision Type4: | Special Area |
Subdivision Name4: | Special Area No. 3 |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Special Areas Board |
Timezone1: | Mountain Time Zone |
Utc Offset1: | -7 |
Timezone1 Dst: | Mountain Time Zone |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -6 |
Esther is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Special Areas Board. Within Special Area No. 3, it is east of Highway 41, north of Medicine Hat. It was first settled in 1910.[1] The community has the name of Anna Esther Landreth, a girl in the neighbourhood.[2]