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Monarch
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Urch Family and friends posed in front of the Urch Ranch Home (also known as the Half-Way House) near Monarch
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Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 2 |
Municipal district | Lethbridge County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
Area
(2021)
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• Land | 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)
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• Total | 217 |
• Density | 559.1/km2 (1,448/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Monarch is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County. It is located on Highway 3A, approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Lethbridge. It was formerly a village, existing as such from about 1913 to about 1939.
Climate
Climate data for Monarch | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
30 (86) |
33 (91) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
30 (86) |
23 (73) |
15.5 (59.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
6.3 (43.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22 (72) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−2 (28) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −41 (−42) |
−40 (−40) |
−37 (−35) |
−20 (−4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
0 (32) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−9 (16) |
−29 (−20) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
−41 (−42) |
−41 (−42) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.4 (0.72) |
12.9 (0.51) |
28 (1.1) |
25.7 (1.01) |
51.2 (2.02) |
74.6 (2.94) |
38.9 (1.53) |
45.2 (1.78) |
36.2 (1.43) |
19.8 (0.78) |
18.1 (0.71) |
18.8 (0.74) |
387.7 (15.26) |
Source: Environment Canada |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Monarch recorded a population of
217 living in 88 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of -4.4% from its 2016 population of 227. With a land area of 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 556.4/km2 (1,441/sq mi) in 2021.As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Monarch recorded a population of 227 living in 90 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 582.1/km2 (1,508/sq mi) in 2016.
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