Lethbridge

Lethbridge
Lethbridge
City
	City of Lethbridge
	Downtown Lethbridge on 4th Avenue South
	Flag Coat of arms Logo
	Motto: Ad occasionis januam "Gateway to Opportunity"
	City boundaries
	Lethbridge Location in Alberta Lethbridge Location in Canada Lethbridge Location in Lethbridge County
	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
Incorporated
• Town	November 29, 1890
• City	May 9, 1906
Government
• Mayor	Blaine Hyggen; (Past mayors)
• Governing body	Lethbridge City Council Mark Campbell; Jeff Carlson; Rajko Dodic; Belinda Crowson; Jenn Schmidt-Rempel; John Middleton-Hope; Nick Paladino; Ryan Parker;
• MP	Rachael Thomas (CPC)
• MLAs	Shannon Phillips (NDP),; Nathan Neudorf (UCP)
• 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
• Estimate (2020)	101,324
	1446.2
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas	T1H–T1K
Area code(s)	403 587, 825, 368
Highways	Hwy 3; Hwy 4; Hwy 5; Hwy 25
Waterways	Oldman River
GDP (Lethbridge CMA)	CA$6.1 billion (2016)
GDP per capita (Lethbridge CMA)	CA$52,243 (2016)
Website	www.lethbridge.ca

Lethbridge (/ˈlɛθbrɪdʒ/ LETH-brij) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 municipal census.^[5] 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 southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River.

Lethbridge is the commercial, financial, transportation and industrial 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 only university in Alberta south of Calgary is in Lethbridge, and two of the three colleges in southern Alberta have campuses in the city. Cultural venues in the city include performing art theatres, museums and sports centres.

^ City of The Lethbridge. "City of Lethbridge Crest/Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "Location and History Profile: City of Lethbridge" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Municipal Census results show growing Lethbridge population". June 27, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

[coa-1] City of The Lethbridge. "City of Lethbridge Crest/Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

[AMACityProfiles-2] "Location and History Profile: City of Lethbridge" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[2021census-3] Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.

[2023census-5] "Municipal Census results show growing Lethbridge population". June 27, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[2020estimates-6] "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[2021censusPC-7] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[2021censusCMA-8] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[9] "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

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