Stettler is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Stettler No. 6. It is approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of Red Deer and 97 km (60 mi) north of Drumheller at the junction of Highway 12 and Highway 56 and approximately 183 km south of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton. The town is nicknamed "The Heart of Alberta."
Stettler | |
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Town | |
Town of Stettler | |
![]() Main Street, Stettler | |
Nickname: The Heart of Alberta | |
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Coordinates: 52°19′25″N 112°43′09″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Municipal district | County of Stettler No. 6 |
Incorporated[1] | |
• Village | June 30, 1906 |
• Town | November 23, 1906 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sean Nolls |
• Governing body | Stettler Town Council |
Area (2021)[3] | |
• Land | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,695 |
• Density | 431.9/km2 (1,119/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code span | T0C 2L0 to 2L2 |
Area code(s) | 403, 587 |
Highways | Highway 12 Highway 56 |
Waterway | Redwillow Creek |
Website | www![]() |
Stettler was founded in 1905 and was named after Swiss immigrant Carl Stettler, who also founded a settlement east of the town at Blumenau, as well as being influential in the nearby community of Castor. He also served on the first Town Council of Stettler.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Stettler had a population of 5,695 living in 2,384 of its 2,574 total private dwellings, a change of -4.3% from its 2016 population of 5,952. With a land area of 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 431.8/km2 (1,118.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Stettler recorded a population of 5,952 living in 2,415 of its 2,607 total private dwellings, a 3.5% change from its 2011 population of 5,748. With a land area of 13.14 km2 (5.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 453.0/km2 (1,173.2/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
The population of the Town of Stettler according to its 2008 municipal census is 5,843.[10]
The median household income in 2005 for Stettler was $56,201, which is below the Alberta provincial average of $63,988.[11]
The following people have served as mayor of Stettler.
The town has three schools in the Clearview Public Schools -(Clearview School Division No. 71):[13]
As well as one school in the East Central Catholic School Division
As of 2019, The High school is known as the William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus and contains grades 7-12 with the town's Performing Arts Center, two gymnasiums and three dedicated welding, construction and mechanic shops. The Elementary school now runs K-6 and heavily stresses the 7 Habits program. The schools (including the Catholic school) are set on a large field containing playgrounds, soccer nets, a football, and the track and field facilitates built for the Summer Games when Stettler hosted them.
Stettler is also home to Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, a popular attraction delivering rail tours on a line running from Stettler to Big Valley, a 35 km (22 mi), one-hour trip.
In addition, Stettler has a historic Parrish & Heimbecker grain elevator overlooking the railway tracks. One of the last elevators in Alberta and the only survivor of the three elevators that previously operated in Stettler. It operates as a museum and also houses a 1887 Heeber and Son's Little Giant threshing machine, a 1912 International Harvester hit-and-miss engine called the Beast and a 1940s Ford tractor called Mickey Mouse. All run (including the elevator's "leg") and in 2016 the Little Giant travelled to Winnipeg and joined more than 150 other threshing machines that claimed a Guinness World Records record for the most threshing machines operating simultaneously.[16] The Little Giant had the distinction of being the oldest one there and possibly may be one of the oldest still working threshing machines.
There is also a county museum featuring the original town train station which was moved and other historic buildings.
The Jewel Theatre was built in 1952. The movie theatre was renovated in 2021 to become a 200-seat theatre.[citation needed]
Stettler experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
Climate data for Stettler | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
29 (84) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36 (97) |
35 (95) |
29.5 (85.1) |
21 (70) |
14 (57) |
36 (97) |
Average high °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23 (73) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−5 (23) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
3 (37) |
Average low °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−2 (28) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−10 (14) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −45 (−49) |
−42 (−44) |
−32 (−26) |
−27 (−17) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
1 (34) |
−3 (27) |
−11 (12) |
−25 (−13) |
−34 (−29) |
−45 (−49) |
−45 (−49) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.5 (0.85) |
13.8 (0.54) |
21.4 (0.84) |
23.3 (0.92) |
54.5 (2.15) |
87.1 (3.43) |
88.3 (3.48) |
64.2 (2.53) |
50.9 (2.00) |
20.7 (0.81) |
17.4 (0.69) |
18.1 (0.71) |
481.1 (18.94) |
Source: Environment Canada[17] |
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