Brule, Alberta facts for kids
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Brule
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Hamlet
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 Brule
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 14 |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Area
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| • Land | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 127 |
| • Density | 83.6/km2 (217/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span |
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| Area code(s) | 780, 587 |
| Highways | Yellowhead Highway |
| Waterways | Athabasca River |
Brule is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located 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).
Statistics Canada recognizes Brule as a designated place.
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.
Demographics
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 (217/sq mi) in 2021.
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/sq mi) in 2016.
Climate
Brule has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Black Cat Mountain (Brule), Alberta (1981–2010): 1036m | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
−46.0 (−50.8) |
−39.0 (−38.2) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−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 | |||||||||||||
