Brooks | |
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City | |
| City of Brooks | |
 Brooks from the air | |
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| Nickname: Alberta's Centennial City[1] | |
| Motto(s): Beautiful and Bountiful | |
 City boundaries | |
  Brooks Location in Alberta  Brooks Location in Canada  Brooks Location in the County of Newell | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
| Municipal district | County of Newell |
| Incorporated[2] | |
| • Village | July 14, 1910 |
| • Town | September 8, 1911 |
| • City | September 1, 2005 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Petrie |
| • Governing body | Brooks City Council
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| • CAO | Alan Martens |
| • MP | Martin Shields (Cons – Bow River) |
| • MLA | Danielle Smith (UCP – Brooks-Medicine Hat) |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 14,924 |
| • Density | 819.8/km2 (2,123/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2015) | 14,185[6] |
| • Estimate (2020) | 15,805[7] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825, 368 |
| Highways | Highway 1 Highway 36 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Kansas City |
| Website | brooks |
Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada in the County of Newell. It is on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway, approximately 186 km (116 mi) southeast of Calgary, and 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of 760 m (2,490 ft).
- ^ "History of Brooks". City of Brooks. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Brooks" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 8. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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2015MAPLwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.