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Forestburg
Village
Village of Forestburg
Forestburg grain elevators
Forestburg grain elevators
Forestburg is located in Alberta
Forestburg
Forestburg
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 7
Municipal district Flagstaff County
Founded 1916
Incorporated  
 • Village August 21, 1919
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation
662.90 m (2,174.87 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 807
 • Density 199.9/km2 (518/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways Highway 53
Waterway Battle River

Forestburg is a village located in east-central Alberta, Canada. The rich farmland of the area was first settled in 1905. Soon after the first of many "gopher hole" mines, homesteaders were soon coal mining on the banks of the Battle River in 1907.

Forestburg's economy is based on agriculture, coal mining, oil and gas activity, and power generation. With approximately 75 businesses, the rate of employment is good. Forestburg has a good variety of retail and services, with major employment by Atco Power Ltd. and Westmoreland Coal. The village is the headquarters of the Battle River Railway, a co-operative railway established in 2009.

Demographics

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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Forestburg recorded a population of 875 living in 360 of its 404 total private dwellings, a 5.3% change from its 2011 population of 831. With a land area of 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 320.5/km2 (830/sq mi) in 2016.

The population of the Village of Forestburg according to its 2014 municipal census is 880, a 5.9% change from its 2011 federal census population of 831.

Climate

Climate data for Forestburg
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11
(52)
15
(59)
20.6
(69.1)
30
(86)
35
(95)
34.4
(93.9)
36
(97)
37
(99)
35.6
(96.1)
29.5
(85.1)
20.5
(68.9)
14
(57)
37
(99)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8)
−3.4
(25.9)
2.3
(36.1)
11.4
(52.5)
17.8
(64.0)
21.5
(70.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.2
(73.8)
17.4
(63.3)
11.6
(52.9)
1
(34)
−5.1
(22.8)
9.5
(49.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6)
−8.5
(16.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
5.8
(42.4)
11.8
(53.2)
15.8
(60.4)
17.9
(64.2)
17.1
(62.8)
11.7
(53.1)
6
(43)
−3.5
(25.7)
−9.9
(14.2)
4.1
(39.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.9
(1.6)
−13.6
(7.5)
−7.3
(18.9)
0.1
(32.2)
5.7
(42.3)
10
(50)
12.1
(53.8)
11
(52)
5.9
(42.6)
0.3
(32.5)
−7.9
(17.8)
−14.6
(5.7)
−1.3
(29.7)
Record low °C (°F) −44.4
(−47.9)
−42.2
(−44.0)
−39.4
(−38.9)
−25.6
(−14.1)
−7
(19)
−3.3
(26.1)
4.4
(39.9)
0
(32)
−6.5
(20.3)
−21
(−6)
−32
(−26)
−45
(−49)
−45
(−49)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.4
(0.69)
11.3
(0.44)
16.5
(0.65)
22.3
(0.88)
46.1
(1.81)
79.1
(3.11)
73.2
(2.88)
58.4
(2.30)
38.3
(1.51)
15
(0.6)
13.3
(0.52)
15
(0.6)
402
(15.8)
Source: Environment Canada

Notable people

  • Evan Oberg, professional hockey player

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