Forestburg, Alberta Explained

Forestburg
Official Name:Village of Forestburg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Forestburg in Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:7
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Flagstaff County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Blaze Joseph Young
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Forestburg Village Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1916
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:August 21, 1919
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:4.04
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:807
Population Density Km2:199.9
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:52.5803°N -112.0681°W
Elevation M:662.90
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 53
Blank1 Name:Waterway
Blank1 Info:Battle River

Forestburg is a village located in east-central Alberta, Canada. The rich farmland of the area was first settled by Europeans in 1905. Soon after the first of many "gopher hole" mines, homesteaders were soon coal mining on the banks of the Battle River in 1907.

Forestburg's economy is based on agriculture, coal mining, oil and gas activity, and power generation. Forestburg has a variety of retail and services, with major employment by Atco Power Ltd. and Westmoreland Coal. The village is the headquarters of the Battle River Railway, a co-operative railway established in 2009.[2]

History

The site was surveyed in 1919 after the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1916, and Forestburg was incorporated into a village.

Geography

Climate

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Forestburg had a population of 807 living in 373 of its 417 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 880. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Forestburg recorded a population of 875 living in 360 of its 404 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 831. With a land area of 2.73km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

The population of the Village of Forestburg according to its 2014 municipal census is 880,[5] a change from its 2011 federal census population of 831.[6]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Forestburg . . 302 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016.
  2. http://www.battleriverrailway.ca/contacts.html{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  5. Book: 2015 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-2630-1 . January 29, 2017.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) . Statistics Canada . February 8, 2012 . February 8, 2012.