Forestburg, Alberta

Forestburg
Village of Forestburg
Forestburg grain elevators
Forestburg grain elevators
Forestburg is located in Alberta
Forestburg
Forestburg
Location of Forestburg in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°34′49″N 112°04′05″W / 52.58028°N 112.06806°W / 52.58028; -112.06806
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division7
Municipal districtFlagstaff County
Founded1916
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageAugust 21, 1919
Government
 • MayorBlaze Joseph Young
 • Governing bodyForestburg Village Council
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation
662.90 m (2,174.87 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total807
 • Density199.9/km2 (518/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
HighwaysHighway 53
WaterwayBattle River
WebsiteOfficial website

Forestburg is a village located in east-central Alberta, Canada. The rich farmland of the area was first settled by Europeans in 1905. Soon after the first of many "gopher hole" mines, homesteaders were soon coal mining on the banks of the Battle River in 1907.

Forestburg's economy is based on agriculture, coal mining, oil and gas activity, and power generation. Forestburg has a variety of retail and services, with major employment by Atco Power Ltd. and Westmoreland Coal. The village is the headquarters of the Battle River Railway, a co-operative railway established in 2009.[4]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Forestburg" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 302. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ http://www.battleriverrailway.ca/contacts.html[permanent dead link]