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Encyclopedia > Coalhurst, Alberta
Coalhurst, Alberta
Location of Coalhurst, Alberta
Coordinates: 49°444′44.5″N, 112°55′54.8″W
Country  Canada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 2
County Lethbridge
Government
 - Governing body Coalhurst Town Council
Area
 - Town 1.18 km²  (0.5 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Town 1,493
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Highways Highway 3
Highway 25
Waterway Park Lake


Coalhurst (originally named Bridgend) is a town in southern Alberta located on the Highway 3, just west of Lethbridge. It used to be a mining community. Image File history File links Coalhurst,_Alberta_Location. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Alberta. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [province]) Area Ranked... // Canadian provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following regions (generally from west to east): Northern Canada (The North) Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Western Canada British Columbia Prairies Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Eastern Canada Central Canada Ontario Quebec Atlantic Canada Maritimes New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Newfoundland and... Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Map of Alberta census subdivisions into improvement districts, counties and municipal districts The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into 19 census divisions according to Statistics Canada which contain municipal governments... Division No. ... The County of Lethbridge is located in southern Alberta. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... The Mountain Standard Time Zone is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7...     Crowsnest Highway marker shields. ... Alberta provincial highway 25 is a short highway located in southern Alberta north of the city of Lethbridge. ...     Crowsnest Highway marker shields. ... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...


Around 1930, a large fire broke out in Coalhurst and cost the town about $35,000. No one was injured in the fire. 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...


Population: 1,493 (2005)


External links

  • Detailed History of Coalhurst


 
 

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