Brule, Alberta

Brule
Hamlet
Brule
Coordinates: 53°18′33″N 117°52′15″W / 53.30917°N 117.87083°WCoordinates: 53°18′33″N 117°52′15″W / 53.30917°N 117.87083°W
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Census division No. 14
Municipal district Yellowhead County
Government
  Mayor Gerald Soroka
  Governing body
  MP Jim Eglinski (Cons - Yellowhead)
  MLA Robin Campbell (PC - West Yellowhead)
Area[1]
  Total 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation 1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 76
  Density 215.2/km2 (557/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Postal code span TOE
Area code(s) 780, 587
Highways Yellowhead Highway
Waterways Athabasca River

Brule[2][3] is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[4] 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.[5]

The hamlet is located in census division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Brule had a population of 76 living in 31 of its 38 total dwellings,[1] a −53.9% change from its revised 2006 population of 165.[5] With a land area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 217/km2 (562/sq mi) in 2011.[1]

In the 2006 Census, Brule had a total population of 165 living in 64 dwellings. With a land area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 471.2/km2 (1,220/sq mi).[5]

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