Sibbald is a
hamlet
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in
southern Alberta
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, Canada within
Special Area No. 3.
It is located on
Highway 9
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International
* European route E09
* European route E009
Albania
* SH-9 Road in Albania.
Argentina
* National Route 9
Australia New South Wales
* A9 (Sydney)
South Australia
*
** Port River Expr ...
, approximately west of the provincial border with
Saskatchewan
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and northeast of
Medicine Hat
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.
Climate
Sibbald experiences a
semi-arid climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''
BSk''). Winters are cold, while summers are warm to hot, and dry. Precipitation is generally low year round, with an annual average of , and is heavily concentrated in the warmer months.
Demographics
Sibbald recorded a population of 33 in the
1991 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada.
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See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal distr ...
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities (municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Special Area No. 3
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