Stirling, Alberta

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Stirling, Alberta, Canada

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Stirling, Alberta, Canada's Location.
Census Division	No. 2
County	Warner
Area:	2.51 km²
Founded	1899
Incorporated
Population: Village Population	877 (2001)
Population density:	350.1/km²
Time zone:	Mountain: UTC -7
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Latitude: Longitude:	49°30′ N 112°31′ W
Elevation:	m MSL
Highways	Highway 4 Highway 846
Waterways
Mayor:
Governing body:	Stirling Village Council
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Stirling is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. The village is one square mile in area and has a population of almost 900. It is situated on a major highway between Lethbridge and the United States-Canada border.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 History 3 Education 3.1 School Sports 4 References

[edit] Demographics

According to 2001 Statistics Canada census^[1], Stirling had a population of 877, a 0.3% increase from 1996.

[edit] History

Stirling, founded in 1899 by Theodore Brandley, was one of two communities that owed its existence to a partnership between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Charles A. Magrath of the North Western Coal and Navigation Company.

It is currently the most intact example of the plat of Zion format, in which all the streets and avenues run straight, in a grid format. It has been designated as a Canadian National Historic Site.

[edit] Education

Stirling has one school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12 in the Westwind School Division. Enrollment for 2006 was 322.

[edit] School Sports

The high school girls basketball team won the 1A girls basketball provincial championships in 1997–1999. They placed in three other provincial championships between 1996 and 2006. The Lakettes won or placed second for 6 straight years between 1996–2003.

The high school boys basketball team won the 1A boys basketball provincial championships in 2001, 2003 and 2006. They placed second in three other provincial championships between 1996 and 2006. The Lakers have played in 6 of the last 10 championships.^[2]

In 2006 the final game was a decisive 98-68 victory over the third-ranked Youngstown Falcons. Besides the provincial title, the Stirling Lakers recorded a season of 30 wins, 9 losses, and 3 other tournament champion titles, including the 1A South Zone Title, the Picture Butte Sugar King Invitational, and the Mccoy Invitational.

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