Schuler, Alberta Explained

Schuler
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Schuler
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:1
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Cypress County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Cypress County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:86
Population Density Km2:142.8
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:50.3314°N -110.1075°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Schuler is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County, located 4km (02miles) east of Highway 41, approximately 40km (30miles) northeast of Medicine Hat.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Schuler had a population of 86 living in 38 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 72. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Schuler had a population of 72 living in 35 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 63. With a land area of 0.6km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]

History

The settlement was named after Norman Banks Schuler, who settled a homestead in the area in the spring of 1910. In the fall of that year he was given the Post Office for the district. The hamlet itself acts as a service centre for people on the surrounding farms. Grain elevators were built by the Alberta Wheat Pool in 1924 and 1928 and by the Pioneer Grain Company in 1928.In July 1997, the last train hauled grain from the two remaining elevators. It is home to an ECS to Grade 9 school.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.