Picture Butte

Picture Butte
Town
Town of Picture Butte

Former Alberta Wheat Pool elevator along the disused CPR tracks.
Nickname(s): Livestock Feeding Capital of Canada
Picture Butte

Location of Picture Butte in Alberta

Coordinates: 49°52′23″N 112°46′48″W / 49.87306°N 112.78000°W / 49.87306; -112.78000Coordinates: 49°52′23″N 112°46′48″W / 49.87306°N 112.78000°W / 49.87306; -112.78000
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 2
Municipal district Lethbridge County
Incorporated[1]  
 • Village February 4, 1943
 • Town January 1, 1960
Government[2]
 • Mayor Wendy Jones
 • Governing body Picture Butte Town Council
Area (2011)[3]
 • Total 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 905 m (2,969 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,650
 • Density 569.5/km2 (1,475/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span T0K 1V0
Highways Highway 25
Highway 519
Waterway Oldman River
Website Official website

Picture Butte is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 27 km (17 mi) north of the city of Lethbridge. It claims the title of "Livestock Feeding Capital of Canada."

History

Picture Butte received its name from a prominence southeast of town. By 1947, however, the prominence's soil had been reworked and used for street improvements, highway construction and a dyke on the shore of the Picture Butte Lake Reservoir. The prominence no longer exists.

Homesteading in the area began in the early 20th century. The building of the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation System in 1923 and the CPR rail line in 1925 stimulated an influx of settlers. The first post office opened in 1925.[5]

In 1943, Picture Butte became a village, and it attained town status in 1961 with a population of 978.

The Canadian Sugar Factory closed in 1978 and resulted in the loss of tax revenues and employment opportunities to the town. Industrial activity consists of small service, warehousing and wholesaling industries.

The town annexed approximately 165 acres (0.67 km2) in 1991, significantly changing the town's boundary since the general municipal plan of 1980.[6]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Town of Picture Butte had a population of 1,650 living in 625 of its 660 total dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2006 population of 1,592. With a land area of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 569.0/km2 (1,473.6/sq mi) in 2011.[3]

The population of the Town of Picture Butte according to its 2010 municipal census is 1,658.[7]

In 2006, Picture Butte had a population of 1,592 living in 607 dwellings, a -6.4% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) and a population density of 549.1/km2 (1,422/sq mi).[8]

Education

Picture Butte is part of the Palliser Regional School Division #26, and also part of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School District #4.

The following schools are located in Picture Butte:

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Town of Picture Butte" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 477. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ Coyote Flats Historical Society (1967). Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. Lethbridge: Southern Printing. p. 275.
  6. ↑ "Town of Picture Butte Municipal Development Plan" (PDF). Oldman River Regional Services Commission. March 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  7. ↑ "2010 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  8. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Picture Butte - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-12.
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