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The Town of Stettler is the largest community in Stettler County
Stettler is a full-service
community in east Central Alberta an hour east of Red Deer and is the
focal point of the area's agricultural, energy and commercial sectors.
The town's major attraction is the very popular Alberta Prairie Railway
Excursions. The town is also close to Buffalo Lake.
The community is named after Carl Stettler, a native of Switzerland, who
homesteaded just east of the present town in 1903. A bustling hamlet
called 'Blumenau' was established on his property in 1905 with several
businesses. When the Canadian Pacific Railway arrived that same year,
the entire community of Blumenau moved to the current site, which was
named Stettler. The fast-growing townsite was incorporated as a village
in June 1906 and became a town later that same year. The Canadian
Northern Railway arrived in 1911.
Population
5,843 (2008)
municipal census
5,418 (2006)
Canada census
5,215 (2001)
179 km southeast of Edmonton,
230 km northeast of Calgary
and
101 km east of Red Deer
 4840 - 50 Street,
Stettler
Mail: Box 280,
Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0
403-742-8305
townoffice@stettler.net
Transportation: Hwy. 12, 56; CP Railway; local
airport
Primary industries include agriculture,
oil and gas, tourism
Major employers include Western Canada
Lottery Corp.
 Major attractions, recreation and facilities include
Alberta
Prairie Steam Train Excursions,
Recreation Complex, Indoor Pool,
Performing Arts
Theatre,
Stettler Town and County Museum,
close to Rochon Sands Provincial Park
on Buffalo Lake
History: established 1903,
village 1906, town 1906
website:
http://www.stettler.net/
Stettler County features
Buffalo Lake and several historic villages
Population
5,216 (2006)
Municipalities within the County
include
the town of Stettler;
the villages of
Big Valley, Botha, Donalda, Gadsby;
the summer villages of
Rochon Sands, White Sands,
the hamlets of Byemoor, Endiang, Erskine,
Nevis and Red Willow
6602 - 44 Ave., Stettler
Mail: P.O. Box 1270, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0
403-742-1277
info@stettlercounty.ca
 Hwy. 12, 56, 53, 21, 11; CP Rail
Primary industries include agriculture, oil and gas,
tourism
Major attractions include Rochon Sands Provincial Park,
The Narrows, Pelican Point,
Boss Hill Provincial Park, Ol' MacDonald's Campground (all on Buffalo Lake), Big
Knife Provincial
Park on the Battle River, Content Bridge Campground on the Red Deer River,
Alberta Prairie Steam
Train Excursions
website:
http://www.stettlercounty.ca
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STETTLER
The Heart of Alberta
Population 5,843
(2008)
STETTLER COUNTY
Population 5,216 (2006)
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