Botha is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Stettler No. 6.[5] It is located approximately 88 km (55 mi) east of Red Deer and 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Stettler.
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The community was founded in 1909 around the train station named after Louis Botha.[1] Botha then incorporated as a village on September 5, 1911.[2] It dissolved from village status 106 years later on September 1, 2017, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Botha recorded a population of 204 living in 80 of its 81 total private dwellings, a 16.6% change from its 2011 population of 175. With a land area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 185.5/km2 (480.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Botha had a population of 175 living in 71 of its 74 total dwellings, a −5.4% change from its 2006 population of 185. With a land area of 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 160.6/km2 (415.8/sq mi) in 2011.[6]
Botha School is part of Clearview Public Schools.[7]
- Botha. 1989. p. 16.[permanent dead link]
- “Location and History Profile: Village of Botha”(PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 99. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- “O.C. 239/2017”. Government of Alberta. June 12, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- “Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)”. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- “Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities”(PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- “Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)”. Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- Botha School
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