Bruderheim is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
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of
Alberta
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, Canada. It is located just north of the junction of
Highway 15 and
Highway 45, approximately northeast of
Edmonton
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.
The town's name is derived from two
German
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** Germania (historical use)
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**Ge ...
words: "Bruder" meaning brother and the suffix "-heim" meaning home. In English, it translates to "Home of the Brother".
History
The Bruderheim area was the recipient of a notable
meteorite fall
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on March 4, 1960—the Bruderheim meteorite.
Bruderheim Arena served as a shooting location for the 2005 film ''
Santa's Slay
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''.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, the Town of Bruderheim had a population of 1,329 living in 515 of its 552 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,323. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bruderheim recorded a population of 1,308 living in 502 of its 622 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,155. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
The population of the Town of Bruderheim according to its
2014 municipal census is 1,348,
a change from its
2012 municipal census population of 1,298.
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
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*
List of towns in Alberta
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, towns=yes
1908 establishments in Alberta
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Towns in Alberta