Botha is a
hamlet in
central Alberta, Canada within the
County of Stettler No. 6
The County of Stettler No. 6 is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.
Geography Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the Stettler County No. 6.
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* Stettler
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. It is located approximately east of
Red Deer and east of
Stettler.
History
The community was founded in 1909 around the train station named after
Louis Botha.
[ Botha then incorporated as a village on September 5, 1911.][ 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.][
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Botha had a population of 180 living in 70 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 204. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Education
Botha School is part of Clearview Public Schools.Botha School
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See also
* List of communities in Alberta
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
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1911 establishments in Alberta
2017 disestablishments in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta