Botha, Alberta


Botha is a hamlet within the County of Stettler No. 6 in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of Red Deer and east of Stettler.

History

The community was founded in 1909 around the train station named after Louis Botha. Botha then incorporated as a village on September 5, 1911. It dissolved from village status 106 years later on September 1, 2017, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Botha recorded a population of 204 living in 80 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 175. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Botha had a population of 175 living in 71 of its 74 total dwellings, a -5.4% change from its 2006 population of 185. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Education

Botha School is part of Clearview Public Schools.