Burdett, Alberta

Burdett is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8.[1] It is located approximately 71 km (44 mi) west of Medicine Hat and 97 km (60 mi) east of Lethbridge on Highway 3. Also, Burdett is regarded as the site of Canada's first irrigation pivot.[2]

Burdett
Hamlet
Burdett Burdett
Coordinates: 49°49′48.9″N 111°31′18.0″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	1
Municipal district	County of Forty Mile No. 8
Government
• Governing body	County of Forty Mile No. 8
• MP	LaVar Payne
• MLA	Drew Barnes
Area
• Total	2.08 km^2 (0.80 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	264
• Density	127.0/km^2 (329/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Postal code span	TOK 0J0
Area code(s)	+1-403
Highways	Highway 3

History

The community is named for Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, a railroad promoter.[3] Previously incorporated as a village on June 30, 1913,[4] Burdett dissolved to hamlet status on January 1, 2003.[5]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burdett recorded a population of 406 living in 117 of its 122 total private dwellings, a change of 17% from its 2011 population of 347. With a land area of 0.79 km² (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 514/km² in 2016.[6]

Notable people

• Harry Edwin Strom (July 7, 1914 – October 2, 1984) was a Canadian politician of Swedish descent, who served as Premier of Alberta between 1968 and 1971, and was born in Burdett.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
2. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 27.
4. Alberta Queen's Printer (1913-07-15). "Burdett Notice" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-24.
5. Alberta Queen's Printer (2003-11-05). "Order in Council (O.C.) 507/2002" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-24.
6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.