St. Paul, Alberta

St. Paul formerly St. Paul des Métis
—  Town  —
Town of St. Paul
Location of St. Paul in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°59′34″N 111°17′50″W / 53.99278°N 111.29722°W / 53.99278; -111.29722Coordinates: 53°59′34″N 111°17′50″W / 53.99278°N 111.29722°W / 53.99278; -111.29722
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	12
Municipal district	County of St. Paul No. 19
Government
• Mayor	Glenn Anderson
• Governing body	St. Paul Town Council
• MLA
Area (2011)[1]
• Total	7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	5,400
• Density	744.1/km2 (684.7/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	T0A
Highways	Highway 29 Highway 881
Waterways	Thérien Lakes
Website	Town of St. Paul website

St. Paul is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called St. Paul des Métis and was originally a French-Catholic settlement and mission to the Metis people.

St. Paul's major economic strengths are agriculture and the service industry. This has helped St. Paul maintain a degree of stability during the oil boom and bust cycles that Alberta is so dependent upon. St. Paul is located in Alberta's Lakeland tourism district.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Town of St. Paul had a population of 5,400 living in 2,169 of its 2,338 total dwellings, a 5.8% change from its 2006 population of 5,106. With a land area of 7.89 km² (3.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 684/km² (1,773/sq mi) in 2011.^[1]

The population of the Town of St. Paul according to its 2010 municipal census is 5,632,^[3][4] a 3.5% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 5,441.^[5]

In 2006, St. Paul had a population of 5,106 living in 2,011 dwellings, a 0.9% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 6.86 km² (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 744.1 /km² (1,927 /sq mi).^[6]

Attractions

UFO Landing Pad in St. Paul, Alberta

St. Paul is home to the world's first UFO landing pad,^[7] built as a centennial project in an effort to attract both tourists and Martians to the municipality. The pad consists of a raised platform with a map of Canada embossed on the back stop, consisting of stones provided by each province of Canada.

On June 3, 1967, Paul Hellyer, Minister of National Defence, flew in by helicopter to officially open the Pad.^[8] The pad was one of over 100 Centennial Projects organized by the town.

The sign beside the pad reads: "The area under the World's First UFO Landing Pad was designated international by the Town of St. Paul as a symbol of our faith that mankind will maintain the outer universe free from national wars and strife. That future travel in space will be safe for all intergalactic beings, all visitors from earth or otherwise are welcome to this territory and to the Town of St. Paul."

Notable people

• Kyle Brodziak, professional hockey player
• Wilf Martin, former professional hockey player
• Marcel Rocque, curler
• Jamie Sadlowski, former professional power golf driver
• Bernard Trottier, politician
• Audrey Poitras, president of the Métis Nation of Alberta

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of towns in Alberta
• County of St. Paul No. 19

References

External links

• Town of St. Paul
• St. Paul's Chamber of Commerce
• StPaul.InfoMall.ca - Community Portal
• Alberta Online Encyclopedia case study of St. Paul as a typical Franco-Albertan settlement

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