Lethbridge
Lethbridge | |
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City | |
| City of Lethbridge | |
Downtown Lethbridge on 4th Avenue South | |
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| Motto: Ad occasionis januam
"Gateway to Opportunity" | |
City boundaries | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′37″N 112°50′31″W / 49.69361°N 112.84194°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
| Municipal district | Lethbridge County |
| Settled | 1874 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Town | November 29, 1890 |
| • City | May 9, 1906 |
| Named after | William Lethbridge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Blaine Hyggen (Past mayors) |
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| • MP | Rachael Thomas (CPC) |
| • MLAs | Nathan Neudorf (UCP) Rob Miyashiro (NDP) |
| • City Manager | Lloyd Brierley |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 121.12 km2 (46.76 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,958.96 km2 (1,142.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 98,406 |
| • Density | 812.5/km2 (2,104/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 92,563 |
| • Metro | 123,847 |
| • Metro density | 41.9/km2 (109/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2023) | 106,550 |
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| Demonym | Lethbridgian or Lethbian |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation areas | |
| Area code(s) | 403 587, 825, 368 |
| Highways | Highway 3 Highway 4 Highway 5 Highway 25 |
| Waterways | Oldman River |
| GDP (Lethbridge CMA) | CA$6.1 billion (2016) |
| GDP per capita (Lethbridge CMA) | CA$52,243 (2016) |
| Website | www |
Lethbridge (/ˈlɛθbrɪdʒ/ LETH-brij) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains contribute to the city's warm summers, mild winters, and windy climate. Lethbridge lies approximately 215 km (134 mi) southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River and 105 km (65 mi) northwest of the Canada–United States border at the Sweetgrass–Coutts Border Crossing.
Lethbridge is the commercial, educational, financial, industrial and transportation centre of southern Alberta. The city's economy developed from drift mining for coal in the late 19th century and agriculture in the early 20th century. Half of the workforce is employed in the health, education, retail and hospitality sectors, and the top five employers are government-based. The University of Lethbridge, the only university in Alberta south of Calgary, is located here, as well as Lethbridge Polytechnic. Cultural venues in the city include performing art theatres, galleries, museums, gardens, and sports centres.