Brooks, Alberta

Brooks
City
City of Brooks
Brooks from the air
Brooks from the air
Official logo of Brooks
Nickname: 
Alberta's Centennial City[1]
Motto(s): 
Beautiful and Bountiful
City boundaries
City boundaries
Brooks is located in Alberta
Brooks
Brooks
Location in Alberta
Brooks is located in Canada
Brooks
Brooks
Location in Canada
Brooks is located in County of Newell
Brooks
Brooks
Location in the County of Newell
Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W / 50.56417; -111.89889
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Planning regionSouth Saskatchewan
Municipal districtCounty of Newell
Incorporated[2] 
 • VillageJuly 14, 1910
 • TownSeptember 8, 1911
 • CitySeptember 1, 2005
Government
 • MayorJohn Petrie
 • Governing body
Brooks City Council
  • Norman Gerestein
  • Dan Klein
  • Michael Glynn Macdonald
  • Jon Nesbitt
  • John Petrie
  • Bill Prentice
 • CAOAlan Martens
 • MPMartin Shields (ConsBow River)
 • MLADanielle Smith (UCPBrooks-Medicine Hat)
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Land18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Elevation760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total14,924
 • Density819.8/km2 (2,123/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2015)
14,185[6]
 • Estimate (2020)
15,805[7]
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)403, 587, 825, 368
HighwaysHighway 1
Highway 36
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Kansas City
Websitebrooks.ca

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).

  1. ^ "History of Brooks". City of Brooks. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Brooks" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 8. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2015MAPL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.