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| image_skyline = Lethbridge downtown.jpg| imagesize = | image_caption = Downtown Lethbridge on 4th Avenue South| image_flag = Flag of Lethbridge.svg| flag_size = 125px| image_shield = Lethbridge-coat.png| shield_size = 125px| image_blank_emblem = City of Lethbridge Logo.svg| blank_emblem_type = Logo| image_map = CAN AB 0203 Lethbridge CITY Map.svg| mapsize = | map_caption = City boundaries| pushpin_map = Alberta#Canada#CAN AB Lethbridge| pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in AlbertaLocation in CanadaLocation in Lethbridge County| pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = CanadaProvinces and territories of Canada>Province| subdivision_name1 = AlbertaLand-use framework regions of Alberta>Planning regionSouth Saskatchewan Region>South Saskatchewan| subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = List of municipal districts in Alberta>Municipal district| subdivision_name4 = Lethbridge County| established_title = Founded| established_date = ALBERTA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS > TITLE=LOCATION AND HISTORY PROFILE: CITY OF LETHBRIDGE DATE=JUNE 17, 2016 ARCHIVE-DATE=MARCH 25, 2016 URL-STATUS=LIVE, | established_date1 =  List of towns in Alberta>Town| established_date2 = November 29, 1890List of cities in Alberta>City| established_date3 = May 9, 1906| area_footnotes =  (2021)| area_land_km2 = 121.12| area_urban_km2 = 64.00| area_metro_km2 = 2958.96| population_as_of = 2021 PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ACCESSDATE=FEBRUARY 13, 2022, HTTPS://WWW150.STATCAN.GC.CA/T1/TBL1/EN/TV.ACTION?PID=9810000501 > TITLE=POPULATION AND DWELLING COUNTS: CANADA, PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREAS AND CENSUS AGGLOMERATIONS STATISTICS CANADA > DATE=FEBRUARY 9, 2022, February 13, 2022, | population_note = 1446.2| population_total = 98406 | population_density_km2 = 812.5| population_urban = 92563| population_density_urban_km2 = | population_metro = 123847| population_density_metro_km2 = 41.9Municipal census in Canada>Municipal census (2023)| population_blank1 = 106,550| population_blank2_title = Estimate (2020) PUBLISHER= ALBERTA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS ACCESS-DATE= OCTOBER 7, 2021 ARCHIVE-URL= HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210401020905/HTTPS://OPEN.ALBERTA.CA/DATASET/C45F2F78-0D6C-4A7E-98BC-313FBB232040/RESOURCE/BC6ACE82-9BE4-404C-9D1C-995A392D2A5A/DOWNLOAD/POPULATION-ESTIMATES-AB-CENSUS-SUBDIVISION-MUNICIPAL-2016-TO-CURRENT.XLSX, live, 493711231region:CA-AB_sourcewww4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/IADGP|display=inline,title}} PUBLISHER=SAFETY CODES COUNCIL PAGES=212–215 (PDF PAGES 226–229) ACCESS-DATE=OCTOBER 8, 2013 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20131016085027/HTTP://WWW.SAFETYCODES.AB.CA/PUBLIC/DOCUMENTS/PSSSOP_HANDBOOK_VERSION_12_ONLINE_FEB_21_2012B.PDF, dead, | elevation_m = 910| leader_title = MayorList of mayors of Lethbridge>Past mayors)| leader_title1 = Governing bodytitle=Lethbridge City Council2=Jeff Carlson4=Belinda Crowson6=John Middleton-Hope8=Ryan Parker}}Current members of the Canadian House of Commons>MPRachael Thomas (Conservative Party of Canada>CPC)Legislative Assembly of Alberta>MLAsShannon Phillips (Alberta New Democratic Party>NDP),Nathan Neudorf (UCP)| leader_title4 = City Manager| leader_name4 = Lloyd BrierleyMountain Time Zone>MST| utc_offset = −07:00| timezone_DST = MDT| utc_offset_DST = −06:00Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas>Forward sortation areasList of T postal codes of Canada>T1H–T1KArea code 403>403 587, 825, 368GDP (Lethbridge {{Abbr>CMA|Census metropolitan area}})Canadian dollar>CA$6.1 billion (2016)HTTPS://WWW150.STATCAN.GC.CA/T1/TBL1/EN/TV.ACTION?PID=3610046801 >TITLE=TABLE 36-10-0468-01 GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) AT BASIC PRICES, BY CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREA (CMA) (X 1,000,000) PUBLISHER=STATISTICS CANADA ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210122184338/HTTPS://WWW150.STATCAN.GC.CA/T1/TBL1/EN/TV.ACTION?PID=3610046801 URL-STATUS=LIVE, CMA|Census metropolitan area}})| blank1_info_sec2 = CA$52,243 (2016)| blank_name = Highwaysstate=AB3}} {{JctHwystate=AB5}}{{JctHwy|25}}| blank1_name = Waterways| blank1_info = Oldman River| footnotes = www.lethbridge.ca}}}}Lethbridge ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|É›|θ|b|r|ɪ|dÊ’}} {{respell|LETH|brij}}) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 106,550 in the 2023 municipal census.WEB,www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/municipal-census-results-show-growing-lethbridge-population/, Municipal Census results show growing Lethbridge population, June 27, 2023, January 8, 2023, 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.

History

Before the 19th century, the Lethbridge area was populated by several First Nations at various times. The Blackfoot referred to the area as Aksaysim (“steep banks“), Mek-kio-towaghs (“painted rock“), Assini-etomochi (“where we slaughtered the Cree“) and Sik-ooh-kotok (“coal“). The Sarcee referred to it as Chadish-kashi (“black/rocks“), the Cree as Kuskusukisay-guni (“black/rocks“), and the Nakoda (Stoney) as Ipubin-saba-akabin (“digging coal“). The Kutenai people referred to it as Ê”a•kwum.WEB, FirstVoices: Nature / Environment—place names: words. Ktunaxa., July 7, 2012,www.firstvoices.com/en/Ktunaxa/word-query-results?q=id&btn=Search&archive=Ktunaxa&lang=en, June 27, 2014,www.firstvoices.com/en/Ktunaxa/word-query-results?q=id&btn=Search&archive=Ktunaxa&lang=en," title="web.archive.org/web/20140627152551www.firstvoices.com/en/Ktunaxa/word-query-results?q=id&btn=Search&archive=Ktunaxa&lang=en,">web.archive.org/web/20140627152551www.firstvoices.com/en/Ktunaxa/word-query-results?q=id&btn=Search&archive=Ktunaxa&lang=en, live, After the US Army stopped alcohol trading with the Blackfeet Nation in Montana in 1869, traders John J. Healy and Alfred B. Hamilton started a whiskey trading post at Fort Hamilton, near the future site of Lethbridge. The post’s nickname became Fort Whoop-Up.WEB,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying+Lethbridge/Picture+Gallery/Short+History.htm, A Short History of Lethbridge, Alberta, Greg Ellis, October 2001, January 17, 2007, dead,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Short%2BHistory.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20050923135454www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Short%2BHistory.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20050923135454www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Short%2BHistory.htm, September 23, 2005, The whiskey trade led to the Cypress Hills Massacre of many native Assiniboine in 1873. The North-West Mounted Police, sent to stop the trade and establish order, arrived at Fort Whoop-Up on October 9, 1874. They managed the post for the next 12 years.(File:Leth old.jpg|thumb|left|Downtown Lethbridge in 1911)Lethbridge’s economy developed from drift mines opened by Nicholas Sheran in 1874 and the North Western Coal and Navigation Company in 1882. North Western’s president was William Lethbridge, from whom the city derives its name.WEB, Indian Battle Park, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/Parks+-+Pathways+-+Trails/Major+Parks/Indian+Battle+Park/Indian+Battle+Park.htm, February 16, 2007,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Major%2BParks/Indian%2BBattle%2BPark/Indian%2BBattle%2BPark.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20040828085321www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Major%2BParks/Indian%2BBattle%2BPark/Indian%2BBattle%2BPark.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20040828085321www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Major%2BParks/Indian%2BBattle%2BPark/Indian%2BBattle%2BPark.htm, August 28, 2004, dead, BOOK, Place-names of Alberta, 1928, Geographic Board of Canada, Ottawa, 76,babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029&view=1up&seq=80, November 15, 2020, October 19, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211019222009/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029&view=1up&seq=80, live, By the turn of the century, the mines employed about 150 men and produced 300 tonnes of coal each day. In 1896, local collieries were the largest coal producers in the Northwest Territories,WEB,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying+Lethbridge/Picture+Gallery/History+of+Lethbridge/Masonry+Sculptures/Masonry.htm,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/History%2Bof%2BLethbridge/Masonry%2BSculptures/Masonry.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20051217015512www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/History%2Bof%2BLethbridge/Masonry%2BSculptures/Masonry.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20051217015512www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/History%2Bof%2BLethbridge/Masonry%2BSculptures/Masonry.htm, dead, City of Lethbridge website, December 17, 2005, with production peaking during World War I. An internment camp was set up at the Exhibition Building in Lethbridge from September 1914 to November 1916.WEB, Internment Camps in Canada during the First and Second World Wars, Library and Archives Canada, June 11, 2014,www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/the-public/005-1142.27-e.html, September 5, 2014, September 5, 2014,www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/the-public/005-1142.27-e.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20140905213052www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/the-public/005-1142.27-e.html,">web.archive.org/web/20140905213052www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/the-public/005-1142.27-e.html, live, After the war, increasing oil and natural gas production gradually replaced coal production, and the last mine in Lethbridge closed in 1957.The first rail line in Lethbridge was opened on August 28, 1885, by the Alberta Railway and Coal Company, which bought the North Western Coal and Navigation Company five years later.WEB, Alphabetical list of Private Acts—Railways, Table of Private Acts (1867 to December 31, 2013), Railways, Department of Justice Canada,laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/TablePrivateActs/railways.html, November 27, 2014, November 30, 2014, dead,laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/TablePrivateActs/railways.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20141223205826laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/TablePrivateActs/railways.html,">web.archive.org/web/20141223205826laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/TablePrivateActs/railways.html, December 23, 2014, The rail industry’s dependence on coal and the Canadian Pacific Railway’s efforts to settle southern Alberta with immigrants boosted Lethbridge’s economy. After the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) moved the divisional point of its Crowsnest Line from Fort Macleod to Lethbridge in 1905, the city became the regional centre for Southern Alberta. In the mid-1980s, the CPR moved its rail yards in downtown Lethbridge to nearby Kipp, and Lethbridge ceased being a rail hub.WEB, Executive Summary, Highways 3 & 4, Lethbridge and Area NHS & NSTC, Functional Planning Study, #R – 970, Stantec Consulting Ltd., February 2006,www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/INFTRA_Content/docType182/Production/exec_summ.pdf,www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/INFTRA_Content/docType182/Production/exec_summ.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20070621192600www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/INFTRA_Content/docType182/Production/exec_summ.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20070621192600www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/INFTRA_Content/docType182/Production/exec_summ.pdf, June 21, 2007, February 16, 2007, Between 1907 and 1913, a development boom occurred in Lethbridge, making it the main marketing, distribution and service centre in southern Alberta. Such municipal projects as a water treatment plant, a power plant, a streetcar system, and exhibition buildings—as well as a construction boom and rising real estate prices—transformed the mining town into a significant city. Between World War I and World War II, however, the city experienced an economic slump. Development slowed, drought drove farmers from their farms, and coal mining rapidly declined from its peak. After World War II, irrigation of farmland near Lethbridge led to growth in the city’s population and economy. Lethbridge College (previously Lethbridge Community College) opened in April 1957 and the University of Lethbridge in 1967.in 2015 American musician Marilyn Manson was assaulted by a local resident in the city’s Denny’s after the singer allegedly insulted a woman in the restaurant in the early hours of the morningwww.cbc.ca/news/trending/marilyn-manson-punched-in-face-at-a-denny-s-in-lethbridge-1.3024912

Geography

{{See also|List of neighbourhoods in Lethbridge}} The city of Lethbridge is located at 49.7° north latitude and 112.833° west longitude and covers an area of {{convert|127.19|km2|sqmi}}. It is divided by the Oldman River; its valley has been turned into one of the largest urban park systems in North America at {{convert|16|km2|acre|-2}} of protected land.WEB, Field Guide Booklet, The Lethbridge Naturalists Society,www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Nature-Centre/Documents/HSNC%20Field%20Guide%20singlepages.pdf, January 21, 2010,www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Nature-Centre/Documents/HSNC%20Field%20Guide%20singlepages.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160306081432www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Nature-Centre/Documents/HSNC%20Field%20Guide%20singlepages.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160306081432www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Nature-Centre/Documents/HSNC%20Field%20Guide%20singlepages.pdf, March 6, 2016, dead, Lethbridge is Alberta’s third-largest city by population and area after Calgary and Edmonton. It is located near the Canadian Rockies, {{convert|210|km|mi}} southeast of Calgary.Lethbridge is split into three geographical areas: north, south and west. The Oldman River separates West Lethbridge from the other two, while Crowsnest Trail and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail line separate North and South Lethbridge.WEB, Ellis, Faron, Alberta Provincial Election Study, Citizen-Society Research Lab, November 2004,www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca/pdf/csrl/Fall2004ProvincialElectionII.pdf, February 16, 2007,www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca/pdf/csrl/Fall2004ProvincialElectionII.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20080229170826www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca/pdf/csrl/Fall2004ProvincialElectionII.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20080229170826www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca/pdf/csrl/Fall2004ProvincialElectionII.pdf, February 29, 2008, The newest and largest of the three areas, West Lethbridge (pop. 40,898) is home to the University of Lethbridge—which opened at that site in 1971. Although several farms existed on what is now the Westside, the first housing development was not completed until 1974 and Whoop-Up Drive access opened only in 1975.WEB,people.uleth.ca/~maclachlan/General/WDCAG%202005%20Field%20Trip.htm, Whiskey Traders, Coal Miners, Cattle Ranchers and a Few Bordellos, Ian MacLachlan, March 11, 2005, July 25, 2011, dead,people.uleth.ca/~maclachlan/General/WDCAG%202005%20Field%20Trip.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20110927230101people.uleth.ca/~maclachlan/General/WDCAG%202005%20Field%20Trip.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20110927230101people.uleth.ca/~maclachlan/General/WDCAG%202005%20Field%20Trip.htm, September 27, 2011, Much of the city’s recent growth has been on the west side, and it has the youngest median age of the three. The north side (pop. 28,172) was originally populated by workers from local coal mines. It has the oldest population of the three areas, is home to multiple industrial parks and includes the former Hamlet of Hardieville, which was annexed by Lethbridge in 1978.WEB,www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/RMUN/0204/County_of_Lethbridge_Order_10079_1978_No17.pdf, The Local Authorities Board, Order No. 10079, December 23, 1977, May 31, 2010, July 6, 2011,www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/RMUN/0204/County_of_Lethbridge_Order_10079_1978_No17.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20110706164536www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/RMUN/0204/County_of_Lethbridge_Order_10079_1978_No17.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20110706164536www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/RMUN/0204/County_of_Lethbridge_Order_10079_1978_No17.pdf, live, WEB, Hardieville/Legacy Ridge/Uplands Area Structure Plan, UMA Engineering Ltd.,www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Planning/Documents/Hardieville%20-%20Legacy%20Ridge%20-%20Uplands%20ASP%20(Ammended%20to%202013.06).pdf, August 14, 2007, March 6, 2016,www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Planning/Documents/Hardieville%20-%20Legacy%20Ridge%20-%20Uplands%20ASP%20(Ammended%20to%202013.06).pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160306081435www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Planning/Documents/Hardieville%20-%20Legacy%20Ridge%20-%20Uplands%20ASP%20(Ammended%20to%202013.06).pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160306081435www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Planning/Documents/Hardieville%20-%20Legacy%20Ridge%20-%20Uplands%20ASP%20(Ammended%20to%202013.06).pdf, live, South Lethbridge (pop. 32,412) is the commercial heart of the city; it contains the downtown core, the bulk of retail and hospitality establishments, and the Lethbridge College.

Climate

Lethbridge has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with an average maximum temperature of {{convert|12.8|C}} and an average minimum temperature of {{convert|-1.1|C}}. With precipitation averaging {{convert|380.2|mm|abbr=on}}, and 264 dry days on average, Lethbridge is the eleventh driest city in Canada.WEB , Mean relative humidity hovers between 69 and 78% in the morning throughout the year, but afternoon mean relative humidity is more uneven, ranging from 38% in August to 58% in January. On average, Lethbridge has 116 days with wind speed of {{convert|40|km/h|abbr=on}} or higher, ranking it as the second city in Canada for such weather.Weather Winners, Environment Canada. Retrieved January 7, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305104817www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/winners/citydata_e.html?SelectedCity=63 |date=March 5, 2012 }}Its high elevation of {{convert|929|m|abbr=on}} and close proximity to the Rocky Mountains provides Lethbridge with cooler summers than other locations in the Canadian Prairies.Lethbridge Trade Area and Commercial Catchment Study {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129082627www.chooselethbridge.ca/docs/files/Environics%20-%20EDL%20Trade%20Catchment%20Study.pdf |date=November 29, 2016 }}, Economic Development Lethbridge. 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016. These factors protect the city from strong northwest and southwest winds and contribute to frequent chinook winds during the winter. Lethbridge winters have the highest temperatures in the prairies, reducing the severity and duration of winter cold periods and resulting in fewer days with snow cover.www.lethbridgechamber.com/community.php" title="web.archive.org/web/20070110033256www.lethbridgechamber.com/community.php">Community Profile, Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 24, 2006. The average daytime temperature peaks by the end of July/beginning of August, when it reaches {{convert|26.4|°C|°F}}.WEB, Climate Data Almanac for August 02,climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/almanac_e.html?timeframe=4&Prov=ALTA&StationID=2263&Year=2001&Month=8&Day=2,climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/almanac_e.html?timeframe=4&Prov=ALTA&StationID=2263&Year=2001&Month=8&Day=2," title="archive.today/20130628035057climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/almanac_e.html?timeframe=4&Prov=ALTA&StationID=2263&Year=2001&Month=8&Day=2,">archive.today/20130628035057climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/almanac_e.html?timeframe=4&Prov=ALTA&StationID=2263&Year=2001&Month=8&Day=2, dead, June 28, 2013, Environment Canada, June 25, 2013, The city’s temperature reaches a maximum high of {{convert|35.0|C}} or greater on average once or twice a year.The highest temperature ever recorded in Lethbridge was {{convert|40.5|C}} on August 10, 2018.WEB, Daily Data Report for August, 2018,climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=2011-01-11%7C2018-09-06&dlyRange=2011-01-13%7C2018-09-06&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=49268&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&Month=8&Day=10&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2018&Year=2018&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.695&txtLongDecDeg=112.7675&timeframe=2, Environment Canada, October 31, 2011, August 12, 2018, September 7, 2018,climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=2011-01-11%7C2018-09-06&dlyRange=2011-01-13%7C2018-09-06&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=49268&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&Month=8&Day=10&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2018&Year=2018&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.695&txtLongDecDeg=112.7675&timeframe=2," title="web.archive.org/web/20180907221227climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=2011-01-11%7C2018-09-06&dlyRange=2011-01-13%7C2018-09-06&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=49268&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&Month=8&Day=10&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2018&Year=2018&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.695&txtLongDecDeg=112.7675&timeframe=2,">web.archive.org/web/20180907221227climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=2011-01-11%7C2018-09-06&dlyRange=2011-01-13%7C2018-09-06&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=49268&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&Month=8&Day=10&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2018&Year=2018&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.695&txtLongDecDeg=112.7675&timeframe=2, live, The lowest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-42.8|C}} on January 7, 1909, December 18, 1924, January 3, 1950, and December 29, 1968.(File:Lethbridge skyline August 2009.jpg|thumb|650px|center|Lethbridge seen from Halmrast Manor){{Weather box|location = Lethbridge Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1886–present| width=auto|metric first = Y|single line = Y|collapsed =|Jan record high C = 20.0|Feb record high C = 21.8|Mar record high C = 26.8|Apr record high C = 33.9|May record high C = 34.2|Jun record high C = 38.3|Jul record high C = 40.0|Aug record high C = 40.5|Sep record high C = 36.7|Oct record high C = 31.7|Nov record high C = 23.3|Dec record high C = 19.4|year record high C = 40.5|Jan high C = 0.1|Feb high C = 2.3|Mar high C = 6.4|Apr high C = 13.1|May high C = 18.3|Jun high C = 22.0|Jul high C = 26.1|Aug high C = 26.0|Sep high C = 20.2|Oct high C = 13.7|Nov high C = 4.8|Dec high C = 0.6|year high C = 12.8|Jan mean C = −6.0|Feb mean C = −4.2|Mar mean C = −0.1|Apr mean C = 6.0|May mean C = 11.1|Jun mean C = 15.2|Jul mean C = 18.2|Aug mean C = 17.7|Sep mean C = 12.6|Oct mean C = 6.6|Nov mean C = −1.2|Dec mean C = −5.4|year mean C = 5.9|Jan low C = −12.1|Feb low C = −10.6|Mar low C = −6.5|Apr low C = −1.1|May low C = 3.9|Jun low C = 8.3|Jul low C = 10.3|Aug low C = 9.5|Sep low C = 4.9|Oct low C = −0.6|Nov low C = −7.2|Dec low C = −11.4|year low C = −1.1|Jan record low C = −42.8|Feb record low C = −42.2|Mar record low C = −38.0|Apr record low C = −27.2|May record low C = −12.8|Jun record low C = −3.3|Jul record low C = 0.0|Aug record low C = −1.7|Sep record low C = −15.6|Oct record low C = −26.7|Nov record low C = −35.6|Dec record low C = −42.8|year record low C = −42.8|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation mm = 13.5|Feb precipitation mm = 12.0|Mar precipitation mm = 22.8|Apr precipitation mm = 28.0|May precipitation mm = 49.9|Jun precipitation mm = 82.0|Jul precipitation mm = 42.6|Aug precipitation mm = 37.3|Sep precipitation mm = 41.4|Oct precipitation mm = 20.1|Nov precipitation mm = 17.8|Dec precipitation mm = 12.9|year precipitation mm = 380.2|rain colour = green|Jan rain mm = 0.2|Feb rain mm = 0.3|Mar rain mm = 2.3|Apr rain mm = 15.5|May rain mm = 45.1|Jun rain mm = 82.0|Jul rain mm = 42.6|Aug rain mm = 36.4|Sep rain mm = 39.5|Oct rain mm = 10.4|Nov rain mm = 2.0|Dec rain mm = 0.5|year rain mm = 276.7|snow colour = green|Jan snow cm = 15.4|Feb snow cm = 12.9|Mar snow cm = 22.5|Apr snow cm = 13.4|May snow cm = 4.8|Jun snow cm = 0.0|Jul snow cm = 0.0|Aug snow cm = 0.8|Sep snow cm = 1.9|Oct snow cm = 9.9|Nov snow cm = 16.7|Dec snow cm = 14.1|year snow cm = 112.4|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm|Jan precipitation days = 8.0|Feb precipitation days = 7.1|Mar precipitation days = 9.6|Apr precipitation days = 8.7|May precipitation days = 11.6|Jun precipitation days = 11.6|Jul precipitation days = 9.2|Aug precipitation days = 8.0|Sep precipitation days = 8.9|Oct precipitation days = 6.8|Nov precipitation days = 7.7|Dec precipitation days = 7.9|year precipitation days = 105.0|unit rain days = 0.2 mm|Jan rain days = 0.30|Feb rain days = 0.19|Mar rain days = 1.6|Apr rain days = 5.8|May rain days = 10.9|Jun rain days = 11.6|Jul rain days = 9.2|Aug rain days = 8.0|Sep rain days = 8.7|Oct rain days = 4.9|Nov rain days = 1.6|Dec rain days = 0.73|year rain days = 63.3|unit snow days = 0.2 cm|Jan snow days = 7.8|Feb snow days = 7.1|Mar snow days = 8.7|Apr snow days = 4.2|May snow days = 1.4|Jun snow days = 0.0|Jul snow days = 0.0|Aug snow days = 0.11|Sep snow days = 0.58|Oct snow days = 2.9|Nov snow days = 6.7|Dec snow days = 7.5|year snow days = 46.9|Jan sun = 110.2|Feb sun = 147.0|Mar sun = 186.1|Apr sun = 233.4|May sun = 277.0|Jun sun = 290.3|Jul sun = 322.1|Aug sun = 297.5|Sep sun = 228.5|Oct sun = 189.7|Nov sun = 119.1|Dec sun = 106.5|year sun = 2507.3|Jan percentsun = 41.1|Feb percentsun = 51.5|Mar percentsun = 50.6|Apr percentsun = 56.7|May percentsun = 58.2|Jun percentsun = 59.7|Jul percentsun = 65.6|Aug percentsun = 66.5|Sep percentsun = 60.2|Oct percentsun = 56.6|Nov percentsun = 43.5|Dec percentsun = 41.8|year percentsun = 54.3| Jan maximum humidex = 17.3| Feb maximum humidex = 21.8| Mar maximum humidex = 26.3| Apr maximum humidex = 30.2| May maximum humidex = 35.4| Jun maximum humidex = 37.7| Jul maximum humidex = 40.9| Aug maximum humidex = 39.8| Sep maximum humidex = 36.1| Oct maximum humidex = 30.1| Nov maximum humidex = 23.0| Dec maximum humidex = 17.8| year maximum humidex = 40.9| Jan chill = −55| Feb chill = −51| Mar chill = −50| Apr chill = −33| May chill = −16| Jun chill = −7| Jul chill = 0| Aug chill = −3| Sep chill = −14| Oct chill = −36| Nov chill = −47| Dec chill = −56| year chill = −56|source 1 = Environment CanadaWEB,climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=LETHBRIDGE&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=2263&dispBack=0, Lethbridge A, Alberta, Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, September 25, 2013, Environment Canada, February 3, 2020, August 3, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200803085503/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=LETHBRIDGE&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=2263&dispBack=0, live, WEB,climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1886-06-01%7C1921-07-31&mlyRange=1886-01-01%7C1921-12-01&StationID=2262&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.695&txtLongDecDeg=112.7675&timeframe=2&Year=1886&Month=7, Lethbridge, Canadian Climate Data, October 31, 2011, Environment Canada, May 15, 2016, October 11, 2018,climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=," 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WEB,climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1886-06-01%7C1921-07-31&mlyRange=1886-01-01%7C1921-12-01&StationID=2262&Prov=AB&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=4&Day=15&txtStationName=lethbridge&timeframe=2&Year=1910, April 1910, Canadian Climate Data, October 31, 2011, Environment Canada, May 15, 2016, October 11, 2018,climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=," title="web.archive.org/web/20181011172950climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=,">web.archive.org/web/20181011172950climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=, live, 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Demographics

{{Historical populations|title = Federal censuspopulation history|type = Canada|align = right|width =|state =|shading =|percentages =Source: Statistics CanadaCENSUS OF THE NORTHWEST PROVINCES, 1906 YEAR=1907 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA > LOCATION=OTTAWA CHAPTER=TABLE IX: POPULATION OF CITIES, TOWNS AND INCORPORATED VILLAGES IN 1906 AND 1901 AS CLASSED IN 1906, CENSUS OF CANADA, 1911 > VOLUME=I PUBLISHER=GOVERNMENT OF CANADA PAGES=2–39 YEAR=1918 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA > LOCATION=OTTAWA CHAPTER=TABLE I: POPULATION OF MANITOBA, SASKATCHEWAN, AND ALBERTA BY DISTRICTS, TOWNSHIPS, CITIES, TOWNS, AND INCORPORATED VILLAGES IN 1916, 1911, 1906, AND 1901, CENSUS OF CANADA, 1921 > YEAR=1922 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA > LOCATION=OTTAWA CHAPTER=TABLE 8: POPULATION BY DISTRICTS AND SUB-DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO THE REDISTRIBUTION ACT OF 1914 AND THE AMENDING ACT OF 1915, COMPARED FOR THE CENSUS YEARS 1921, 1911 AND 1901, CENSUS OF PRAIRIE PROVINCES, 1926 > VOLUME=CENSUS OF ALBERTA, 1926 PUBLISHER=GOVERNMENT OF CANADA PAGES=565–567 PUBLISHER=GOVERNMENT OF CANADA PAGES=98–102 YEAR=1938 STATISTICS CANADA>DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS PAGES=833–836 YEAR=1944 STATISTICS CANADA>DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS PAGES=134–141 YEAR=1949 STATISTICS CANADA>DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS PAGES=401–414 YEAR=1953 STATISTICS CANADA>DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS PAGE=6.73–6.83 YEAR=1957 STATISTICS CANADA>DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS PAGE=6.50–6.53, Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951, WEB,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0, Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses, Statistics Canada, February 8, 2012, February 8, 2012, July 22, 2012,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0," title="web.archive.org/web/20120722143610www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0,">web.archive.org/web/20120722143610www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0, live, BOOK, 1961 Census of Canada, Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961, I: Population, 1963, Statistics Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, 6.77–6.83, Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961, BOOK, Census of Canada, 1966, Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966, 1968, Statistics Canada, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, 6.50–6.53, Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966, BOOK, 1971 Census of Canada, I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical), 1973, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 2.102–2.111, Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971, BOOK, 1976 Census of Canada, Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories, I: Population, Geographic Distributions, 1977, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 3.40–3.43, Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976, BOOK, 1981 Census of Canada, II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta), 1982, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 4.1–4.10, Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981, 0-660-51095-2, BOOK, Census Canada 1986, Population and Dwelling Counts—Provinces and Territories (Alberta), 1987, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 2.1–2.10, Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions—Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986, 0-660-53463-0, BOOK, 91 Census, Population and Dwelling Counts—Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1992, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 100–108, Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991—100% Data, 0-660-57115-3, BOOK, 96 Census, A National Overview—Population and Dwelling Counts, 1997, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, 136–146, Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses—100% Data, 0-660-59283-5, WEB, Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses—100% Data (Alberta),www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48, Statistics Canada, April 1, 2012, August 21, 2013,www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48," title="web.archive.org/web/20130821141306www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48,">web.archive.org/web/20130821141306www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48, live, WEB, Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses—100% data (Alberta),www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0, Statistics Canada, January 6, 2010, April 1, 2012, May 28, 2012,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0," title="web.archive.org/web/20120528102911www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0,">web.archive.org/web/20120528102911www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0, live, 2072Canada 1906 Census>1906|2313Canada 1911 Census>1911|80509436110971073513489135231461216522229472946235454371864121746752540725884160974Canada 1996 Census>1996|63053Canada 2001 Census>2001|67374Canada 2006 Census>2006|74637Canada 2011 Census>2011|83517Canada 2016 Census>2016|92729Canada 2021 Census>2021|98406}}In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Lethbridge had a population of 98,406 living in 40,225 of its 42,862 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:98406-92729}}|92729|1}} from its 2016 population of 92,729. With a land area of {{cvt|121.12|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|98406|121.12|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.WEB,www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248, Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Statistics Canada, February 9, 2022, February 9, 2022, At the census metropolitan area (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Lethbridge CMA had a population of {{val|123847|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|48647|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|51735|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:123847-117394}}|117394|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|117394|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2958.96|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|123847|2958.96|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.The population of the City of Lethbridge according to its 2019 municipal census was 101,482,WEB, Census Results 2019,www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Census/Pages/Census-Results-2017.aspx, June 24, 2019, City of Lethbridge, May 6, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200506231249/https://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Census/Pages/Census-Results-2017.aspx, live, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:101482-99769}}|99769|1}} from its 2018 municipal census population of 99,769.BOOK,municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/2018_MAPL_web.pdf, 2018 Municipal Affairs Population List, Alberta Municipal Affairs, 978-1-4601-4254-7, December 2018, July 18, 2019, August 19, 2019,www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/2018_MAPL_web.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20190819075500www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/2018_MAPL_web.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20190819075500www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/2018_MAPL_web.pdf, live, With the 2019 municipal census results, the City of Lethbridge became the fourth city in Alberta to surpass 100,000 people.In its 2023 municipal census, the City of Lethbridge’s population was found to have grown to 106,550, an increase of 4.99% from its 2019 municipal census population of 101,482.In the Canada 2016 Census conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Lethbridge had a population of 92,729 living in 37,575 of its 39,867 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:92729-83517}}|83517|1}} from its 2011 population of 83,517. With a land area of {{convert|122.09|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|92729|122.09|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.WEB,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48, Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses—100% data (Alberta), Statistics Canada, February 8, 2017, February 8, 2017, December 25, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181225091052/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48%20, live, The same census reported that the metropolitan area of Lethbridge was 117,394 in 2016, up from 105,999 in 2011.WEB,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=810&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=810&TABID=1, Census Profile, 2016 Census—Lethbridge [Census metropolitan area], Alberta and Alberta [Province], Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics, www12.statcan.gc.ca, February 8, 2017, en, March 2, 2017, March 3, 2017,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=810&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=810&TABID=1," title="web.archive.org/web/20170303122929www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=810&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=810&TABID=1,">web.archive.org/web/20170303122929www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=810&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=810&TABID=1, live, Subsequent data from Statistics Canada showed that the 2020 metropolitan population was 128,851, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year.NEWS, Franklin, Michael, 2021-01-14, Calgary’s population grew by almost 2% last year: StatCan report,calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-population-grew-by-almost-2-last-year-statcan-report-1.5267100, 2021-06-03, Calgary, en, June 3, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210603142031/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-population-grew-by-almost-2-last-year-statcan-report-1.5267100, live,

Religion

In 2021,WEB, 2021 Census Profile- Lethbridge, City, February 9, 2022,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=lethbridge&DGUIDlist=2021A00054802012&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0, Statistics Canada, 49.8% of residents were Christian, down from 64.6% in 2011.WEB, NHS Profile, Lethbridge, CY, Alberta, 2011, May 8, 2013,www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Data=Count&SearchText=lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1, Statistics Canada, 16.1% of the population were Catholic, 12.9% were Protestant, and 11.3% were Christians of unspecified denomination. All other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions made up 9.6%, including a large population of Latter Day Saints adherents (5.8%). 44.3% of the population was nonreligious or secular, up from 32.4% in 2011. 8.1% followed a religion (or spiritual belief) other than Christianity. The largest non-Christian religions were Islam (1.9%), Hinduism (1.3%), and Buddhism (1.1%).

Language

According to the 2021 census, 83.9% of residents spoke English as a first language. Other common mother tongues were Spanish (1.6%),Tagalog (1.4%), Nepali (1.0%), German (0.9%), French (0.8%), Chinese Languages (0.7%), Arabic (0.7%) and Dutch (0.6%). 1.7% of residents claimed both English and a non-official language as their first language.

Ethnicity

Lethbridge had 12.9% visible minorities and 7.1% Aboriginal in 2016. Below is a full break down of the demographics. The city is also the home of the largest Bhutanese community in Canada.WEB,globalnews.ca/news/1329208/lethbridge-home-to-the-largest-bhutanese-community-in-canada/, Lethbridge home to the largest Bhutanese community in Canada | Globalnews.ca, Global News, November 28, 2020, December 7, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201207195730/https://globalnews.ca/news/1329208/lethbridge-home-to-the-largest-bhutanese-community-in-canada/, live, {| class=“wikitable collapsible sortable”Panethnicity>Panethnic groups in the City of Lethbridge (1986−2021)! rowspan=“2” |Panethnicgroup! colspan=“2” |2021WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2022-10-26, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Lethbridge&DGUIDlist=2021A00054802012&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0, 2023-04-01, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan=“2” |2016WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2021-10-27, Census Profile, 2016 Census,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Geo2=CD&Code2=4802&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0, 2023-04-01, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan=“2” |2011WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2015-11-27, NHS Profile,www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1, 2023-04-01, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan=“2” |2006WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-08-20, 2006 Community Profiles,www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, 2023-04-01, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan=“2” |2001WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-07-02, 2001 Community Profiles,www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, 2023-04-01, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan=“2” |1996WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-06-04, Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census,www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=, 2023-05-05, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan=“2” |1991WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-03-29, 1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions - Part B,www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=30&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=, 2023-05-05, www12.statcan.gc.ca, WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-03-29, Data tables, 1991 Census Population by Ethnic Origin (24), Showing Single and Multiple Origins (2) - Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions,www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=61&PRID=0&PTYPE=4&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=104&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=, 2023-05-05, www12.statcan.gc.ca, ! colspan=“2” |1986WEB, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 2019-06-27url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census86/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=113684&PRID=0&PTYPE=113679&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1986&THEME=133&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= website=www12.statcan.gc.ca, GOVERNMENT OF CANADA >FIRST=STATISTICS CANADA, 2019-06-27url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census86/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=113685&PRID=0&PTYPE=113679&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1986&THEME=133&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= website=www12.statcan.gc.ca, GOVERNMENT OF CANADA >FIRST=STATISTICS CANADA, 2013-04-03url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.697442/publication.html website=www12.statcan.gc.ca, {{rp|86}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}European Canadians>European{{efnname=euro}}| 74,245 74245 2 }}| 73,505 73505 2 }}| 70,630 70630 2 }}| 65,000 65000 2 }}| 60,150 60150 2 }}| 55,520 55520 2 }}| 52,760 52760 2 }}| 52,945 52945 2 }}Indigenous peoples in Canada>Indigenous| 6,395 6395 2 }}| 5,290 5290 2 }}| 3,770 3770 2 }}| 3,455 3455 2 }}| 2,290 2290 2 }}| 1,810 1810 2 }}| 2,980 2980 2 }}| 1,710 1710 2 }}Southeast Asian{{efn>Statistic includes total responses of “Filipino” and “Southeast Asian” under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}| 3,105 3105 2 }}| 2,390 2390 2 }}| 1,125 1125 2 }}| 655 655 2 }}| 395 395 2 }}| 555 555 2 }}| 515 515 2 }}| 230 200 2 }}African-Canadian>African| 3,105 3105 2 }}| 1,895 1895 2 }}| 805 805 2 }}| 410 410 2 }}| 205 205 2 }}| 230 230 2 }}| 115 115 2 }}| 55 55 2 }}East Asian Canadians>East Asian{{efnname=EastAsian}}| 3,065 3065 2 }}| 2,770 2770 2 }}| 2,885 2885 2 }}| 2,360 2360 2 }}| 2,495 2495 2 }}| 2,990 2990 2 }}| 3,085 3085 2 }}| 2,675 2675 2 }}South Asian Canadians>South Asian| 2,990 2990 2 }}| 2,055 2055 2 }}| 920 920 2 }}| 575 575 2 }}| 265 265 2 }}| 235 235 2 }}| 290 290 2 }}| 70 65 2 }}Latin American Canadians>Latin American| 1,955 1955 2 }}| 1,510 1510 2 }}| 680 680 2 }}| 705 705 2 }}| 365 365 2 }}| 705 705 2 }}| 365 365 2 }}| 275 275 2 }}Middle Eastern Canadians>Middle Eastern{{efnname=MiddleEastern}}| 740 740 2 }}| 720 720 2 }}| 235 235 2 }}| 230 230 2 }}| 40 40 2 }}| 55 55 2 }}| 85 85 2 }}| 105 105 2 }}Multiracial people>Multiracial{{efnn.i.e.name=Other}}| 665 665 2 }}| 350 350 2 }}| 335 335 2 }}| 130 130 2 }}| 65 65 2 }}| 85 85 2 }}| {{N/a}}| {{N/a}}| {{N/a}}| {{N/a}}! Total responses! 96,275! {{Percentage | 96275 | 98406 | 2 }}! 90,480! {{Percentage | 90480 | 92729 | 2 }}! 81,390! {{Percentage | 81390 | 83517 | 2 }}! 73,515! {{Percentage | 73515 | 74637 | 2 }}! 66,270! {{Percentage | 66270 | 67374 | 2 }}! 62,190! {{Percentage | 62190 | 63053 | 2 }}! 60,195! {{Percentage | 60195 | 60974 | 2 }}! 58,065! {{Percentage | 58065 | 58841 | 2 }}! Total population! 98,406! {{Percentage | 98406 | 98406 | 2 }}! 92,729! {{Percentage | 92729 | 92729 | 2 }}! 83,517! {{Percentage | 83517 | 83517 | 2 }}! 74,637! {{Percentage | 74637 | 74637 | 2 }}! 67,374! {{Percentage | 67374 | 67374 | 2 }}! 63,053! {{Percentage | 63053 | 63053 | 2 }}! 60,974! {{Percentage | 60974 | 60974 | 2 }}! 58,841! {{Percentage | 58841 | 58841 | 2 }} class=“sortbottom” {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}

Economy

(File:Downtown Lethbridge Skyline.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Lethbridge, facing northwest from 8th St. & 6th Ave. South)Lethbridge is southern Alberta’s commercial, distribution, financial and industrial centre (although Medicine Hat plays a similar role in southeastern Alberta). It has a trading area population of 341,180, including parts of British Columbia, and provides jobs for up to 86,000 people who commute to and within the city from a radius of {{convert|100|km|mi}}.Lethbridge’s economy has traditionally been agriculture-based; however, it has diversified in recent years. Half of the workforce is employed in the health, education, retail and hospitality sectors,Lethbridge Community Profile. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217060434www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=|date=December 17, 2007}} Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: December 14, 2006. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE and the top five employers are government-based.WEB,www.chooselethbridge.ca/choosebusiness/workforce_6.jpg, Major employers of Lethbridge—2005, Economic Development Lethbridge, August 2, 2006,www.chooselethbridge.ca/choosebusiness/workforce_6.jpg," title="web.archive.org/web/20060823023552www.chooselethbridge.ca/choosebusiness/workforce_6.jpg,">web.archive.org/web/20060823023552www.chooselethbridge.ca/choosebusiness/workforce_6.jpg, August 23, 2006, Several national companies are based in Lethbridge. From its founding in 1935, Canadian Freightways based its head office there until moving operations to Calgary in 1948, though its call centre remains in Lethbridge.Company History, Canadian Freightways. Retrieved December 24, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020204708cf.cfmvmt.com/web/cf/cfwebsite.nsf/AllDoc/70F6E63C8217F0BB87256ED0007FC357?OpenDocument |date=October 20, 2007}} Taco Time Canada was based in the city from 1978 to 1995 before moving to Calgary.www.tacotimecanada.com/aboutus.php" title="web.archive.org/web/20061109165207www.tacotimecanada.com/aboutus.php">Company History, Taco Time Canada. Retrieved December 24, 2006. Minute Muffler, which began in 1969, is based in Lethbridge.The First 30 Years, Minute Muffler & Brake. Retrieved December 24, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030184700www.minutemufflerandbrake.com/history.htm |date=October 30, 2006}} International shipping company H & R Transport has been based in the city since 1955.Company History, H & R Transport. Retrieved December 24, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903090007www.hrtrans.com/about/history.asp |date=September 3, 2006}} Braman Furniture, which has locations in Manitoba and Ontario, was headquartered in Lethbridge from 1991 to 2008.strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/search/navigate.do?language=eng&portal=1&estblmntNo=123456100604&profile=completeProfile" title="web.archive.org/web/20071216092007strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/search/navigate.do?language=eng&portal=1&estblmntNo=123456100604&profile=completeProfile">Braman Furniture International, Canadian Company Capabilities, Industry Canada. Last Updated: November 9, 2005.Lethbridge serves as a hub for commercial activity in the region by providing services and amenities. Many transport services, including Red Arrow buses, four provincial highways, rail service and an airport, are concentrated in or near the city. In 2004, the police services of Lethbridge and Coaldale combined to form the Lethbridge Police Service.Police Commission, Lethbridge Regional Police Service. Retrieved December 24, 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129022608www.lethbridgepolice.ca/polcomsn.html |date=January 29, 2007}} Lethbridge provides municipal water to Coaldale, Coalhurst, Diamond City, Iron Springs, Monarch, Shaughnessy and Turin.NEWS, Pipeline Project Flows Along, Sunny South News, March 14, 2002, NEWS, Monarch to tap into Lethbridge water, Lethbridge Herald, February 23, 2008, In 2002, the municipal government organized Economic Development Lethbridge, a body responsible for promoting and developing the city’s commercial interests.About Economic Development Lethbridge {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012035241www.chooselethbridge.ca/about/ |date=October 12, 2006}}. Retrieved December 24, 2006. Two years later, the city joined in a partnership with 24 other local communities to create an economic development alliance called SouthGrow, representing a population of over 140,000.Annual Report 2006 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914142625southgrow.com/sites/southgrow.com/files/AnnualReport_1.pdf |date=September 14, 2015}}, SouthGrow. June 21, 2006. In 2006, Economic Development Lethbridge partnered with SouthGrow Regional Initiative and Alberta SouthWest Regional Alliance to create the Southern Alberta Alternative Energy Partnership. This partnership promotes business related to alternative energy, including wind power, solar power and biofuel, in the region.Southern Alberta Economic Development Organizations Partner to Launch Major Alternative Energy Initiative {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312001305www.saaep.ca/news_1.php |date=March 12, 2007}}. Southern Alberta Alternative Energy Partnership news release. November 6, 2006.

Arts and culture

{{See also|Festivals in Lethbridge}}(File:Galt museum.jpg|thumb|right|Galt Hospital, shown here in 1910, is now the Galt Museum.) Lethbridge was designated a Cultural Capital of Canada for the 2004–2005 season.www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ccc/index_e.cfm" title="web.archive.org/web/20061209171045www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ccc/index_e.cfm">Cultural Capitals of Canada, Canadian Heritage. Retrieved December 24, 2006. The Southern Alberta Ethnic Association (Multicultural Heritage Centre) promotes multiculturalism and ethnic heritage in the community.The city is home to venues and organizations promoting the arts. Founded in 1958, the Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge is the largest organization in the city dedicated to preserving and enhancing the local arts.WEB, About Us, Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge,www.artslethbridge.org/, February 16, 2007, February 13, 2007,www.artslethbridge.org/," title="web.archive.org/web/20070213222134www.artslethbridge.org/,">web.archive.org/web/20070213222134www.artslethbridge.org/, live, In the spring of 2007, the Allied Arts Council Facilities Steering Committee initiated the Arts Re:Building Together Campaign, a grass roots campaign initiative to raise awareness and support for improving arts facilities in Lethbridge. The campaign identified three arts buildings: the Yates Memorial Centre, the Bowman Arts Centre, and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery as cornerstone facilities in the community requiring care and attention. On July 14, 2007, the Finance Committee of City Council approved four arts capital projects for inclusion in the city’s Ten Year Capital Plan.WEB, Arts Facilities,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities.html,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities.html," title="archive.today/20120727024217www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities.html,">archive.today/20120727024217www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities.html, dead, July 27, 2012, Allied Arts Council, December 9, 2010, Under the campaign to 2010, the renovation and expansion of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery was completed,WEB, Southern Alberta Art Gallery,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/southern-alberta-art-gallery.html,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/southern-alberta-art-gallery.html," title="archive.today/20120722155512www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/southern-alberta-art-gallery.html,">archive.today/20120722155512www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/southern-alberta-art-gallery.html, dead, July 22, 2012, Allied Arts Council, December 9, 2010, a new Community Arts Centre will be built in downtown Lethbridge,WEB, Community Arts Centre,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/community-arts-centre.html, Allied Arts Council, December 9, 2010, dead,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/community-arts-centre.html," title="archive.today/20120731030741www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/community-arts-centre.html,">archive.today/20120731030741www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/community-arts-centre.html, July 31, 2012, the City of Lethbridge has a Public Art Program,WEB, Public Art,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/public-art.html, Allied Arts Council, December 9, 2010, dead,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/public-art.html," title="archive.today/20101214034720www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/public-art.html,">archive.today/20101214034720www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/public-art.html, December 14, 2010, and a committee was formed to research the possibility of a new Performing Arts Centre in Lethbridge.WEB, Performing Arts Centre,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/performing-arts-centre.html, Allied Arts Council, December 9, 2010, dead,www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/performing-arts-centre.html," title="archive.today/20101216093216www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/performing-arts-centre.html,">archive.today/20101216093216www.artslethbridge.org/aac-initiatives/arts-facilities/performing-arts-centre.html, December 16, 2010, Lethbridge has a public library and three major museum/galleries. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is a contemporary gallery; the community arts centre Casa, administered by the Allied Arts Council; and the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery produces contemporary exhibitions including works from its extensive collection of Canadian, American and European art.WEB, Recreation & Leisure, Choose Lethbridge, Economic Development Lethbridge,www.chooselethbridge.ca/chooselivability/recreation.php, February 16, 2007,www.chooselethbridge.ca/chooselivability/recreation.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20070927030113www.chooselethbridge.ca/chooselivability/recreation.php,">web.archive.org/web/20070927030113www.chooselethbridge.ca/chooselivability/recreation.php, September 27, 2007, dead, The city is also home to the Lethbridge Symphony, which was founded in 1960 and incorporated as a non-profit in 1961. It has produced several spin-off music groups, including the Southern Alberta Chamber Orchestra, and the still-active Lethbridge Musical Theatre,ENCYCLOPEDIA, Nelson, Margaret, Philip M. Wults, Lethbridge, Alta, Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, Historica,www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lethbridge-alta-emc/, February 16, 2007, March 6, 2014,www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lethbridge-alta-emc/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140306054917www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lethbridge-alta-emc/,">web.archive.org/web/20140306054917www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lethbridge-alta-emc/, live, which produces an annual show. Vox Musica, which traces its roots back to 1968, is a community choir previously based at the University of Lethbridge. As a fully independent non-profit society, Vox Musica continues to rehearse and perform at Southminster United Church and around the community. Theatrical productions are presented by the University of Lethbridge’s drama department and New West Theatre, which performs at the Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre using its two theatres: the 500-seat proscenium Yates Theatre and the 180-seat black box Sterndale Bennett Theatre.WEB, About Us, New West Theatre,www.newwesttheatre.com/aboutus.php,www.newwesttheatre.com/aboutus.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20070206003935www.newwesttheatre.com/aboutus.php,">web.archive.org/web/20070206003935www.newwesttheatre.com/aboutus.php, February 6, 2007, February 16, 2007,

Attractions

(File:Fortwhoopupnationalhistoricsite.jpg|thumb|left|Fort Whoop-Up National Historic Site)The city, which began as a frontier town, has several historical attractions. The Lethbridge Viaduct, commonly known as the High Level Bridge, is the longest and highest steel trestle bridge in North America.NEWS,www.forthjunction.com/railway-bridges-alberta.htm, Forth Junction Project, Alberta’s largest railway bridges, April 5, 2010, dead,www.forthjunction.com/railway-bridges-alberta.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20110711020530www.forthjunction.com/railway-bridges-alberta.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20110711020530www.forthjunction.com/railway-bridges-alberta.htm, July 11, 2011, It was completed in 1909 on what was then the city’s western edge.WEB, High Level Bridge, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying+Lethbridge/Picture+Gallery/Landmarks/High+Level+Bridge/High+Level+Bridge.htm, October 15, 2007,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Landmarks/High%2BLevel%2BBridge/High%2BLevel%2BBridge.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20060518051855www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Landmarks/High%2BLevel%2BBridge/High%2BLevel%2BBridge.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20060518051855www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Landmarks/High%2BLevel%2BBridge/High%2BLevel%2BBridge.htm, May 18, 2006, dead, Indian Battle Park, in the coulees of the Oldman River, commemorates the last battle between the Cree and the Blackfoot First Nations in 1870.ENCYCLOPEDIA, Lethbridge, Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica Online,www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047928, October 15, 2007, December 27, 2007,web.archive.org/web/20071227194036/https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047928, live, Originally known as Fort Hamilton, Fort Whoop-Up was a centre of illegal activities during the late 19th century. It was first built in 1869 by J.J. Healy and A.B. Hamilton as a whiskey post and was destroyed by fire a year later. A second, sturdier structure later replaced the fort.ENCYCLOPEDIA, Allen, Robert S, Fort Whoop-Up, The Canadian Encyclopedia,www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fort-whoop-up, October 15, 2007, live,www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002974," title="web.archive.org/web/20060518101016www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002974,">web.archive.org/web/20060518101016www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002974, May 18, 2006, As the cultural centre of southern Alberta, Lethbridge has notable cultural attractions. Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in south Lethbridge was opened in 1967 as part of a Canadian centennial celebration attended by Japan’s Prince and Princess Takamatsu.JOURNAL, Neugebauer, Dierk, Nikka Yuko—A Special Place, The Journal, Toronto Bonsai Society, January 2003,torontobonsai.org/Journal/Journal.2003/jan.2003/nikka.yuko.htm, October 15, 2007, dead,torontobonsai.org/Journal/Journal.2003/jan.2003/nikka.yuko.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20060926222443torontobonsai.org/Journal/Journal.2003/jan.2003/nikka.yuko.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20060926222443torontobonsai.org/Journal/Journal.2003/jan.2003/nikka.yuko.htm, September 26, 2006, The Galt Museum & Archives is the largest museum in the Lethbridge area; the building housing the museum served as the city’s main hospital during the late 19th century and early 20th centuries. Several other important attractions are based in Lethbridge, including the Lethbridge Military MuseumWEB, The Lethbridge Military Museum – Celebrating the rich military history of Lethbridge and area.,www.lethbridgemilitarymuseum.org/, www.lethbridgemilitarymuseum.org, March 8, 2019, April 30, 2019,www.lethbridgemilitarymuseum.org/," title="web.archive.org/web/20190430060618www.lethbridgemilitarymuseum.org/,">web.archive.org/web/20190430060618www.lethbridgemilitarymuseum.org/, live, and the Helen Schuler Nature Centre which educates about the river bottom and coulees.WEB, Our History, Galt Museum & Archives,www.galtmuseum.com/aboutus-ourhistory.htm, October 15, 2007, dead,www.galtmuseum.com/aboutus-ourhistory.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20071010193142www.galtmuseum.com/aboutus-ourhistory.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20071010193142www.galtmuseum.com/aboutus-ourhistory.htm, October 10, 2007, WEB,naturecentre.ca/, Friends of Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society, Friends of Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society, March 8, 2019, March 27, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190327074027/https://naturecentre.ca/, live, Several structures such as the historic post office are prominent on the skyline of Lethbridge. Less well-known than the High Level Bridge, the post office is one of the most distinctive buildings in Lethbridge. Built in 1912, the four-storey structure is crowned by a functioning clock tower.WEB, Buildings, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying+Lethbridge/Picture+Gallery/Buildings/Buildings.htm, October 15, 2007, dead,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Buildings/Buildings.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070222031149www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Buildings/Buildings.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070222031149www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Buildings/Buildings.htm, February 22, 2007, Other prominent buildings include office towers; the water tower, which was originally built in 1958 and sold to a private developer who converted it into a restaurant;WEB, Landmarks, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying+Lethbridge/Picture+Gallery/Landmarks/Landmarks.htm, October 15, 2007, dead,www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Landmarks/Landmarks.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070402153158www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Landmarks/Landmarks.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070402153158www.lethbridge.ca/home/Enjoying%2BLethbridge/Picture%2BGallery/Landmarks/Landmarks.htm, April 2, 2007, and the Alberta Terminals grain elevators.From March 2018 to August 2020, Lethbridge was home to ARCHES, 24-hour supervised drug use site. It was the busiest SCS in North America with 663 visits a day. The Star called it a “new landmark”. The SCS featured injection drug and inhalation drug facilitiesNEWS, 2019-08-18, A small Alberta city is home to the busiest drug consumption site in North America. We spent 12 hours inside,www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/08/18/a-small-alberta-city-is-home-to-the-busiest-drug-consumption-site-in-north-america-we-spent-12-hours-inside.html, 2020-09-27, The Toronto Star, en, Yousif, Nadine, September 29, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200929010859/https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/08/18/a-small-alberta-city-is-home-to-the-busiest-drug-consumption-site-in-north-america-we-spent-12-hours-inside.html, live, and it was a subject of disagreement by the nearby business community.WEB, As downtown Lethbridge safe consumption site works to minimize impact, business owners rally over concerns,calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/as-downtown-lethbridge-safe-consumption-site-works-to-minimize-impact-business-owners-rally-over-concerns, 2020-09-27, Calgary Herald, en-CA, September 23, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200923101611/https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/as-downtown-lethbridge-safe-consumption-site-works-to-minimize-impact-business-owners-rally-over-concerns, live, NEWS, 2020-08-31, On International Overdose Awareness Day, the busiest supervised consumption site in North America closes under a cloud of scandal,www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/31/today-on-overdose-awareness-day-the-busiest-supervised-consumption-site-in-north-america-will-close-under-a-cloud-of-scandal.html, 2020-09-27, The Toronto Star, en, Boyd, Alex, September 23, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200923020020/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/08/31/today-on-overdose-awareness-day-the-busiest-supervised-consumption-site-in-north-america-will-close-under-a-cloud-of-scandal.html, live, The site closed at the end of August 2020 after the province removed grant funding following discovery of misappropriation of public funds.WEB, Goulet, Justin, ARCHES ceases supervised consumption services in Lethbridge,lethbridgenewsnow.com/2020/08/31/arches-ceases-supervised-consumption-services-in-lethbridge-2/, 2020-09-27, Lethbridge News Now, en, October 19, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211019222008/https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2020/08/31/arches-ceases-supervised-consumption-services-in-lethbridge-2/, live, A week long survey was held for the 2020 budgeting priorities in Lethbridge. 401 randomly selected people participated in this survey and 43 percent of them identified the presence of ARCHES SCS as the top concern. Only 8% of participants identified the same issue as the top concern in 2018.WEB, Ferris, Danica, November 23, 2020, Results of citizen survey a focal point as Lethbridge budget deliberations begin,globalnews.ca/news/7479835/lethbridge-budget-deliberations-citizen-satisfaction-survey/, 2020-11-24, Global News, en-US, November 24, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201124011354/https://globalnews.ca/news/7479835/lethbridge-budget-deliberations-citizen-satisfaction-survey/, live,

Sports and recreation

Lethbridge has designated 16 percent of the land within city boundaries as parkland, including the {{convert|755|ha|acre|abbr=off}} Oldman River valley parks system.WEB, Stantec Consulting, Bikeways and Pathways Master Plan, City of Lethbridge, March 2007,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/Parks+-+Pathways+-+Trails/Whats+New/What+New.htm,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Whats%2BNew/What%2BNew.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070927024139www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Whats%2BNew/What%2BNew.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070927024139www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Whats%2BNew/What%2BNew.htm, September 27, 2007, April 28, 2007, dead, It has facilities for field sports, numerous baseball diamonds, the Spitz Stadium,WEB,www.bullsbaseball.com/, The Official Website of the Lethbridge Bulls: Home, www.bullsbaseball.com, October 19, 2021, June 17, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210617154607/https://bullsbaseball.com/, live, the Nicholas Sheran Park (a disc golf course), two skateparks, a BMX track, a climbing wall, a dozen tennis courts, and seven pools. It is home to five golf courses, including the award-winning Paradise Canyon Golf Resort, and is within {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} of several others.Built for the 1975 Canada Games, the ENMAX Centre is Lethbridge’s multipurpose arena. The 6,500-seat facility has hosted concerts, three-ring circuses, multicultural events, national curling championships, basketball events, banquets, skating events and is home to the Lethbridge Hurricanes, a major Western Hockey League franchise. The arena has a running track, racquetball and squash courts, and a full-size ice rink.WEB, ENMAX Centre, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/ENMAX+Centre/default.htm,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/ENMAX%2BCentre/default.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070206042227www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/ENMAX%2BCentre/default.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070206042227www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/ENMAX%2BCentre/default.htm, February 6, 2007, February 16, 2007, dead, In 1997, the {{convert|58000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Servus Sports Centre (originally the Lethbridge Soccer Centre) was built directly south of the ENMAX Centre and added two regulation size indoor soccer pitches to the complex.WEB, Lethbridge Soccer Centre, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/Leisure+and+Recreation+Services/Other+Recreational+Facilities/Soccer+Centre/Lethbridge+Soccer+Centre.htm, February 16, 2007, dead,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Leisure%2Band%2BRecreation%2BServices/Other%2BRecreational%2BFacilities/Soccer%2BCentre/Lethbridge%2BSoccer%2BCentre.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20040903052805www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Leisure%2Band%2BRecreation%2BServices/Other%2BRecreational%2BFacilities/Soccer%2BCentre/Lethbridge%2BSoccer%2BCentre.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20040903052805www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Leisure%2Band%2BRecreation%2BServices/Other%2BRecreational%2BFacilities/Soccer%2BCentre/Lethbridge%2BSoccer%2BCentre.htm, September 3, 2004, The Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club facility is located next to the Community Savings Place, and has been a Judo Canada Regional Training Centre since 2015.NEWS,www.judoalberta.com/index.php/judo-canada-regional-training-centre-lethbridge/, Judo Canada Regional Training Centre Lethbridge, Judo Alberta, November 14, 2018, en-US, November 14, 2018,www.judoalberta.com/index.php/judo-canada-regional-training-centre-lethbridge/," title="web.archive.org/web/20181114100456www.judoalberta.com/index.php/judo-canada-regional-training-centre-lethbridge/,">web.archive.org/web/20181114100456www.judoalberta.com/index.php/judo-canada-regional-training-centre-lethbridge/, live, On the city’s west side, Phase 1 of the ATB Centre, a recreation complex, opened in 2016 and houses two hockey rinks and the Lethbridge Curling Club.WEB,www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Arenas-Ice-Centres/Pages/ATBCentreArenas.aspx, ATB Centre, www.lethbridge.ca, en-US, November 14, 2018, November 14, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181114060604/https://www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/Arenas-Ice-Centres/Pages/ATBCentreArenas.aspx, live, Phase 2 of this project The Cor Van Ray YMCA opened in May 2019 WEB, ATB Centre – Phase 2 (D-6),www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Projects-Initiatives/Current-Projects/Pages/ATB-Centre-Phase-2.aspx, www.lethbridge.ca, October 8, 2019, October 8, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191008020933/https://www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Projects-Initiatives/Current-Projects/Pages/ATB-Centre-Phase-2.aspx, live, and includes a field house with basketball courts and a 300m running track, as well as an aquatics centre with slides and a wave pool.Several winter sports venues are in or near Lethbridge. The city has six indoor ice arenas with a total ice area of 11,220 square metres (120,800 sq ft) and a total seating capacity of 8,149. Other than the ENMAX Centre, all ice surfaces are available from October to April only. Lethbridge is {{convert|150|km|mi}} east of the Castle Mountain ski resort.Lethbridge hosted the inaugural championship match for the Western Women’s Canadian Football League in 2011, while the city’s WWCFL team, the Lethbridge Steel, played in three straight title matches from 2012 to 2014.NEWS, Piller, Thomas, 2014-07-06, Saskatoon Valkyries capture 4th WWCFL championship, Global News,globalnews.ca/news/1435765/saskatoon-valkyries-capture-fourth-wwcfl-championship/, 2023-07-17, {| class=“wikitable“|+ Current amateur teams! Team !! Sport !! 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Government

{{See also|Lethbridge City Council}} {|class=“wikitable” style="float:right; width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;”Lethbridge federal election resultsHTTPS://WWW.ELECTIONS.CA/CONTENT.ASPX?SECTION=RES&DIR=REP/OFF/44GEDATA&DOCUMENT=BYPRO&LANG=E, Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Lethbridge), April 7, 2022, Elections Canada, November 2, 2023, ! colspan=“2” scope=“col” | Year! colspan=“2” scope=“col” | Liberal! colspan=“2” scope=“col” | Conservative! colspan=“2” scope=“col” | New Democratic! colspan=“2” scope=“col” | Green2021CAbackground}} | 17% 8,040CAbackground}} | 52% 24,537CAbackground}} | 22% 10,085CAbackground}} | 0% 0! 2019CAbackground}} | 16% 7,705CAbackground}} | 62% 30,935CAbackground}} | 17% 8,261CAbackground}} | 3% 1,677{|class=“wikitable” style="float:right; width:400; font-size:90%; margin-left:1em;”United Cons.! colspan=“2” scope=“col” | New Democratic2019ABbackground}} | 48% 22,673ABbackground}} | 42% 19,7912015ABbackground}} | 23% 8,681ABbackground}} | 53% 20,062{{Clear}}Eight councillors and a mayor make up the Lethbridge City Council. City voters elect a new government every four years. The last election was October 18, 2021. Lethbridge does not have a ward system, so the mayor and all councillors are elected at large.WEB, City Council, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/City+Council/, October 15, 2007,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/City+Council/," title="archive.today/20060525090259www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/City+Council/,">archive.today/20060525090259www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/City+Council/, May 25, 2006, dead, The 2009–2011 operating budget of the City of Lethbridge was {{CAD|250}}–278 million, more than half of which came from property tax.2009–2011 Operating Budget {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306075903www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Financial-Documents/Documents/Budget/2009%20-%202011%20Operating%20Budget.pdf |date=March 6, 2016 }}, City of Lethbridge One Member of Parliament (MP) representing Lethbridge sits in the House of Commons in Ottawa, and two members of Alberta’s legislative assembly (MLAs), representing Lethbridge-East (UCP) and Lethbridge-West (NDP), sit in the legislative assembly in Edmonton.Traditionally, political leanings in Lethbridge have been right-wing. Federally, from 1917 to 1930, Lethbridge voters switched between various federal parties,WEB, Lethbridge, Alberta (1914–1977), History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Parliament of Canada,www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=394,www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include%3DY%26Language%3DE%26rid%3D394%26Search%3DDet," title="wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121025054153www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include%3DY%26Language%3DE%26rid%3D394%26Search%3DDet,">wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121025054153www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include%3DY%26Language%3DE%26rid%3D394%26Search%3DDet, dead, October 25, 2012, October 15, 2007, mdy-all, but from 1935 to 1957, they voted Social Credit in each election. Progressive Conservatives held office from 1958 until 1993, when the Reform Party of Canada was formed.WEB, Lethbridge—Foothills, Alberta (1977–1987), History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Parliament of Canada,www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=395,www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include%3DY%26Language%3DE%26rid%3D395%26Search%3DDet," title="wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121025054200www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include%3DY%26Language%3DE%26rid%3D395%26Search%3DDet,">wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121025054200www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include%3DY%26Language%3DE%26rid%3D395%26Search%3DDet, dead, October 25, 2012, October 15, 2007, WEB, Lethbridge, Alberta (1987 -), History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Parliament of Canada,www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=917, October 15, 2007, mdy-all, {{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Reform party and its various subsequent incarnations such as the current Conservative Party of Canada have dominated the polls since. The city’s two provincial electoral districts are represented by one government MLA, currently Nathan Neudorf for Lethbridge-East,WEB, Alberta election: Lethbridge-West results, Global News,globalnews.ca/news/4839780/alberta-election-lethbridge-west-results/, Mar 17, 2019, Feb 24, 2020, mdy-all, February 24, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200224202717/https://globalnews.ca/news/4839780/alberta-election-lethbridge-west-results/, live, and one opposition MLA, currently Shannon Phillips for Lethbridge-West.WEB, Alberta election: Lethbridge-East results, Global News,globalnews.ca/news/4882165/alberta-election-lethbridge-east-results/, Mar 17, 2019, Feb 24, 2020, mdy-all, February 24, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200224202713/https://globalnews.ca/news/4882165/alberta-election-lethbridge-east-results/, live, Alberta Health Services, the provincial health authority that plans and delivers health services on behalf of the Ministry of Health, administers public health services in Lethbridge. Chinook Health oversees facilities in southwestern Alberta, such as the Chinook Regional Hospital and St. Michael’s Health Centre.

Transportation

(File:Lethbridge Transit downtown.jpg|thumb|The downtown Lethbridge transit terminal)Mass transit in Lethbridge consists of 40 buses (with an average age of 10 years) operating on more than a dozen routes.NEWS, September 9, 2006, Richard keeps the city’s buses on the road, Lethbridge Herald, Dave, Mabell, A4, Traditionally, bus routes in the city started and ended downtown. In the early 21st century, however, Lethbridge Transit introduced cross-town and shuttle routes, such as University of Lethbridge to Lethbridge College, University of Lethbridge to the North Lethbridge terminal, and Lethbridge College to the North Lethbridge terminal. Several routes converge near the Chinook Regional Hospital, although it is not officially a terminal.The Parks and Recreation department maintains the citywide, {{convert|30|km|mi|adj=on}} pedestrian/cyclist Coal Banks Trail system. The system was designed to connect the Oldman River valley with other areas of the city, including Pavan Park in the north, Henderson Lake in the east, Highways 4 and 5 in the south and a loop in West Lethbridge (including University Drive and McMaster Blvd).WEB, Coal Banks Trail, City of Lethbridge,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City+Hall/Departments/Parks+-+Pathways+-+Trails/Pathways+and+Trails/Coal+Banks+Trail/Coal+Banks+Trail.htm, February 16, 2007, dead,www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Pathways%2Band%2BTrails/Coal%2BBanks%2BTrail/Coal%2BBanks%2BTrail.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20040907183051www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Pathways%2Band%2BTrails/Coal%2BBanks%2BTrail/Coal%2BBanks%2BTrail.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20040907183051www.lethbridge.ca/home/City%2BHall/Departments/Parks%2B-%2BPathways%2B-%2BTrails/Pathways%2Band%2BTrails/Coal%2BBanks%2BTrail/Coal%2BBanks%2BTrail.htm, September 7, 2004, Four provincial highways (3, 4, 5, and 25) run through or terminate in Lethbridge.WEB,www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2016_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf,www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2016_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20161112123232www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2016_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20161112123232www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2016_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf, November 12, 2016, November 12, 2016, March 2016, 2016 Provincial Highway 1–216 Progress Chart, Alberta Transportation, live, mdy-all, This has led to the creation of major arterial roads, including Mayor Magrath Drive, University Drive and Scenic Drive.WEB,www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf,www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160303231329www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160303231329www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf, March 3, 2016, live, January 23, 2017, Information Map, City of Lethbridge, This infrastructure and its location on the CANAMEX Corridor has helped make Lethbridge and its freight depots a major shipping destination. Lethbridge is {{convert|100|km}} north of the United States border via Highways 4 and 5 and {{convert|210|km}} south of Calgary via Highways 2 and 3. Highways 2, 3 and 4 form part of the CANAMEX trade route between Mexico, the United States, and Canada.Lethbridge has a commercial airport, the Lethbridge Airport, and the CPKC rail yards in Kipp, Alberta (12 km away). The airport provides commercial flights to Calgary, industrial and corporate opportunities, as well as private and charter flights elsewhere. The airport provides customs services for flights arriving from the United States. The rail yards were moved to Kipp, just west of the city, from downtown Lethbridge in 1983.NEWS, The Lethbridge Herald, Rail relocation plans advanced, November 6, 1981, NEWS, The Lethbridge Herald, Highway realignment plan gets favorable response, Scott, Peter, B1, September 17, 1981, The yards were planned for redevelopment with a mix of multi-family residential, commercial and light industrial land uses.WEB,www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Documents/Railway%20Relocation%20ARP.pdf, Railway Relocation Lands Area Redevelopment Plan, City of Lethbridge, PDF, 80 (Land Use Concept), January 1983, May 30, 2014, May 21, 2014,www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Documents/Railway%20Relocation%20ARP.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20140521110248www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Documents/Railway%20Relocation%20ARP.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20140521110248www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Documents/Railway%20Relocation%20ARP.pdf, live, The Park Place Mall is now located on the portion of the former rail yards north of 1 Avenue South between Scenic Drive to the west and Stafford Drive to the east.WEB,www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf, Information Map, City of Lethbridge, PDF, June 2013, May 30, 2014, March 3, 2016,www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160303231329www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160303231329www.lethbridge.ca/living-here/Maps/Documents/Basemaps/Lethbridge%20Information%20Map.pdf, live,

Education

File:Calbraith School Lethbridge.JPG|thumb|left|Galbraith SchoolGalbraith SchoolThe Lethbridge School Division and the separate Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division administer grades kindergarten through 12 locally. The Palliser School Division, which is based in Lethbridge, administers public primary and secondary education in the outlying areas. Lethbridge School Division administers five high schools (Chinook High School, Immanuel Christian High School, Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, Victoria Park High School, and Winston Churchill High School), four middle schools, and 14 elementary schools in Lethbridge.WEB, Our Schools,www.lethsd.ab.ca/our-district/our-schools, 2021-03-25, www.lethsd.ab.ca, January 20, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210120185605/https://www.lethsd.ab.ca/our-district/our-schools, live, Immanuel Christian covers grades 6 through 12.Lethbridge is home to Lethbridge College, founded in 1957, and the University of Lethbridge, founded in 1967. Red Crow Community College has a campus in the city. During the 2015–2016 school year, the University of Lethbridge and the Lethbridge College had a combined enrolment of 14,820, which represented 20 percent of the city’s population.WEB, 2016–2023 Lethbridge Community Outlook,www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Documents/Lethbridge%20Community%20Outlook%202016-2023.pdf, City of Lethbridge, 55, March 25, 2021, October 19, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211019222009/https://www.lethbridge.ca/Doing-Business/Planning-Development/Documents/Lethbridge%20Community%20Outlook%202016-2023.pdf, live,

Media

Lethbridge has two major newspapers: the daily Lethbridge Herald and the weekly Lethbridge Sun Times. The university and college each have a student-run, weekly newspaper. There are 12 FM radio stations, including CKXU-FM, a campus radio station located at the University of Lethbridge.

Notable people

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See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of cities in Alberta
• List of people from Lethbridge

Notes

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References

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Further reading

• BOOK, Johnston, Alex, Lethbridge: a centennial history, 1985, City of Lethbridge and the Whoop-Up Country Chapter, Historical Society of Alberta, Lethbridge, 978-0-919224-42-1,archive.org/details/lethbridgecenten0000john, registration,
• BOOK, Johnston, Alex, Lethbridge: from coal town to commercial centre : a business history, 1997, Lethbridge Historical Society, Lethbridge, 978-0-9696100-8-3,archive.org/details/lethbridgefromco0000john, registration,

External links

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• {{official websitewww.lethbridge.ca}}

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