 | Parts of this article (those related to the fact that the weekly Lethbridge Sun Times newspaper no longer exists, official website diverts to that of a sister rural newspaper in a different city, which has its own en-wiki article) need to be updated. (June 2024) |
Lethbridge | |
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City | |
| City of Lethbridge | |
 Downtown Lethbridge on 4th Avenue South | |
 Logo | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Motto: Ad occasionis januam
"Gateway to Opportunity"[1] | |
 City boundaries | |
  Lethbridge Location in Alberta  Lethbridge Location in Canada  Lethbridge Location in Lethbridge County | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′37″N 112°50′31″W / 49.69361°N 112.84194°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
| Municipal district | Lethbridge County |
| Settled[3] | 1874 |
| Incorporated[4] | |
| • Town | November 29, 1890 |
| • City | May 9, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Blaine Hyggen (Past mayors) |
| • Governing body |
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| • MP | Rachael Thomas (CPC) |
| • MLAs | Nathan Neudorf (UCP) |
| • City Manager | Lloyd Brierley |
| Area (2021)[5] | |
| • Land | 121.12 km2 (46.76 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,958.96 km2 (1,142.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 98,406 |
| • Density | 812.5/km2 (2,104/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 92,563 |
| • Metro | 123,847 |
| • Metro density | 41.9/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2023) | 106,550[7] |
| • Estimate (2020) | 101,324[8] |
| 1446.2 | |
| Demonym | Lethbridgian or Lethbian[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation areas | |
| Area code(s) | 403 587, 825, 368 |
| Highways |  Highway 3 Highway 4 Highway 5 Highway 25 |
| Waterways | Oldman River |
| GDP (Lethbridge CMA) | CA$6.1 billion (2016)[12] |
| GDP per capita (Lethbridge CMA) | CA$52,243 (2016) |
| Website | www |
Lethbridge (/ˈlɛθbrɪdʒ/ LETH-brij) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 municipal census,[7] Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains contribute to the city's warm summers, mild winters, and windy climate. Lethbridge lies approximately 215 km (134 mi) southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River and 105 km (65 mi) northwest of the Canada–United States border at the Sweetgrass–Coutts Border Crossing.
Lethbridge is the commercial, educational, financial, industrial and transportation centre of southern Alberta. The city's economy developed from drift mining for coal in the late 19th century and agriculture in the early 20th century. Half of the workforce is employed in the health, education, retail and hospitality sectors, and the top five employers are government-based. The University of Lethbridge, the only university in Alberta south of Calgary, is located here, as well as Lethbridge Polytechnic. Cultural venues in the city include performing art theatres, galleries, museums, gardens, and sports centres.
- ^ City of The Lethbridge. "City of Lethbridge Crest/Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Lethbridge". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Our History". Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: City of Lethbridge" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Municipal Census results show growing Lethbridge population". June 27, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "What do we call people from Lethbridge" (Audio). CBC Radio. January 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.