Brule, Alberta
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Brule[2][3] is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[4] It is on the northwest shore of Brûlé Lake, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Hinton. It has an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft).
Brule | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Brule  Brule  Brule | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′33″N 117°52′15″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 14 |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Eglinski |
| • Governing body | Yellowhead County Council
|
| • MP | Martin Long (Cons - Yellowhead) |
| • MLA | Martin Long (UCP - West Yellowhead) |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 127 |
| • Density | 83.6/km2 (217/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area codes | 780, 587 |
| Highways | Yellowhead Highway |
| Waterways | Athabasca River |
Statistics Canada recognizes Brule as a designated place.[5]
The hamlet is in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 10 | — |
| 1951 | 197 | +1870.0% |
| 1956 | 91 | −53.8% |
| 1961 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 104 | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 48 | −53.8% |
| 1981 | 71 | +47.9% |
| 1986 | 120 | +69.0% |
| 1991 | 161 | +34.2% |
| 1991A | 161 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 162 | −19.0% |
| 2011 | 76 | −53.1% |
| 2016 | 31 | −59.2% |
| 2016R | 74 | +138.7% |
| 2021 | 127 | +71.6% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][5][1] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brule had a population of 127 living in 53 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of 71.6% from its 2016 population of 74. With a land area of 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 83.6/km2 (216.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brule had a population of 31 living in 14 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -59.2% from its 2011 population of 76. With a land area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.6/km2 (229.4/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
Climate
Brule has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Black Cat Mountain (Brule), Alberta (1981–2010): 1036m | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
2.6 (36.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−4.8 (23.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.5 (−51.7) |
−46 (−51) |
−39 (−38) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−10 (14) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2 (28) |
−5 (23) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−29 (−20) |
−38 (−36) |
−45 (−49) |
−46.5 (−51.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.5 (0.81) |
16.4 (0.65) |
27.1 (1.07) |
34.7 (1.37) |
60.8 (2.39) |
81.9 (3.22) |
89.7 (3.53) |
89.5 (3.52) |
51.5 (2.03) |
34.1 (1.34) |
28.8 (1.13) |
18.7 (0.74) |
553.7 (21.8) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 19.2 (7.6) |
15.4 (6.1) |
24.3 (9.6) |
16.2 (6.4) |
8.8 (3.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.1 (1.2) |
15.4 (6.1) |
24.8 (9.8) |
17.4 (6.9) |
144.6 (57.2) |
| Source: Environment Canada[18] | |||||||||||||