Picture Butte, Alberta

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Picture Butte, Alberta, Canada
 
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Livestock Feeding Capital of Canada
Picture Butte, Alberta, Canada's Location.
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Picture Butte, Alberta, Canada's Location.

Census Division No. 2
County Lethbridge
Area: 2.84 km²
Founded  
Incorporated  
Population:

Town Population


1,701 (2005)[1]

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Time zone: Mountain: UTC -7
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49°52′23.2″N, 112°46′48.2″W
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Elevation: 900 m MSL
Highways Highway 25
Highway 519
Waterways Gull Lake
Mayor: Jon Stevens
Governing body: Picture Butte Town Council

 

1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census.
2(gr) Geographic references.
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Picture Butte is a town in southern Alberta, Canada, near the city of Lethbridge. According to the 2001 federal census, its population was 1,701.

It claims the title of "Livestock Feeding Capital of Canada."

Radio personality and 34th on "The Greatest Canadian" list Hal Anderson was born in Picture Butte.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Schools

  • Dorothy Dalgliesh Elementary School [K-6]
  • St. Catherine's School [K-9]
  • Picture Butte High School [7-12]


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  1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs - 2005 Municipal Census