Burdett, Alberta


Burdett is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. It is located approximately west of Medicine Hat and east of Lethbridge on Highway 3. Also, Burdett is regarded as the site of Canada's first irrigation pivot.

History

The community is named for Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, a railroad promoter. Previously incorporated as a village on June 30, 1913, Burdett dissolved to hamlet status on January 1, 2003.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burdett recorded a population of 406 living in 117 of its 122 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 347. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.

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