Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
Brule[2][3] is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[4] It is located on the northwest shore of Brûlé Lake, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Hinton. It has an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft).
Statistics Canada recognizes Brule as a designated place.[5]
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brule had a population of 127 living in 53 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of 71.6% from its 2016 population of 74. With a land area of 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 83.6/km2 (216.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brule had a population of 31 living in 14 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -59.2% from its 2011 population of 76. With a land area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.6/km2 (229.4/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
Climate
Brule has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Black Cat Mountain (Brule), Alberta (1981-2010): 1036m
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
|
17.5
(63.5)
|
19.0
(66.2)
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21.7
(71.1)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
33.8
(92.8)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
32.0
(89.6)
|
26.0
(78.8)
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16.5
(61.7)
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14.5
(58.1)
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33.8
(92.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−3.1
(26.4)
|
1.3
(34.3)
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4.6
(40.3)
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11.0
(51.8)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
10.6
(51.1)
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2.8
(37.0)
|
−2.1
(28.2)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−10.2
(13.6)
|
−6.6
(20.1)
|
−2.6
(27.3)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
13.2
(55.8)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
3.2
(37.8)
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−3.7
(25.3)
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−8.7
(16.3)
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2.6
(36.6)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−17.3
(0.9)
|
−14.4
(6.1)
|
−9.7
(14.5)
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−4.2
(24.4)
|
0.0
(32.0)
|
4.5
(40.1)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
0.9
(33.6)
|
−4.3
(24.3)
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−10.1
(13.8)
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−15.2
(4.6)
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−4.8
(23.3)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−46.5
(−51.7)
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−46.0
(−50.8)
|
−39.0
(−38.2)
|
−23.5
(−10.3)
|
−10.0
(14.0)
|
−3.5
(25.7)
|
−2.0
(28.4)
|
−5.0
(23.0)
|
−7.5
(18.5)
|
−29.0
(−20.2)
|
−38.0
(−36.4)
|
−45.0
(−49.0)
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−46.5
(−51.7)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
20.5
(0.81)
|
16.4
(0.65)
|
27.1
(1.07)
|
34.7
(1.37)
|
60.8
(2.39)
|
81.9
(3.22)
|
89.7
(3.53)
|
89.5
(3.52)
|
51.5
(2.03)
|
34.1
(1.34)
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28.8
(1.13)
|
18.7
(0.74)
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553.7
(21.8)
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| Average snowfall cm (inches)
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19.2
(7.6)
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15.4
(6.1)
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24.3
(9.6)
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16.2
(6.4)
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8.8
(3.5)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
3.1
(1.2)
|
15.4
(6.1)
|
24.8
(9.8)
|
17.4
(6.9)
|
144.6
(57.2)
|
| Source: Environment Canada[6]
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