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| Coordinates:50°19′53″N110°06′27″W / 50.33139°N 110.10750°W /50.33139; -110.10750 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 1 |
| Municipal district | Cypress County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Cypress County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 86 |
| • Density | 142.8/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403,587, 825 |
Schuler is ahamlet insouthern Alberta, Canada withinCypress County,[2] located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east ofHighway 41, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast ofMedicine Hat.
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The settlement was named after Norman Banks Schuler, who settled a homestead in the area in the spring of 1910. In the fall of that year he was given the Post Office for the district. The hamlet itself acts as a service centre for people on the surrounding farms. Grain elevators were built by the Alberta Wheat Pool in 1924 and 1928 and by thePioneer Grain Company in 1928.In July 1997, the last train hauled grain from the two remaining elevators. It is home to an ECS to Grade 9 school.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 113 | — |
| 1951 | 131 | +15.9% |
| 1956 | 157 | +19.8% |
| 1961 | 156 | −0.6% |
| 1966 | 116 | −25.6% |
| 1971 | 97 | −16.4% |
| 1976 | 121 | +24.7% |
| 1981 | 105 | −13.2% |
| 1986 | 97 | −7.6% |
| 1991 | 88 | −9.3% |
| 1991A | 92 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 104 | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 89 | −14.4% |
| 2006 | 81 | −9.0% |
| 2011 | 63 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | 72 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 86 | +19.4% |
| Source:Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1] | ||
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Schuler had a population of 86 living in 38 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of19.4% from its 2016 population of 72. With a land area of 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of143.3/km2 (371.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Schuler had a population of 72 living in 35 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of14.3% from its 2011 population of 63. With a land area of 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of120.0/km2 (310.8/sq mi) in 2016.[16]
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