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Drumheller
Albertatown
Drumheller
Total population
7,932
Founded
1912
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Calgary and 97 kilometres (60 mi) south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Valley, has an approximate width of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and an approximate length of 28 kilometres (17 mi).
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Drumheller experiences a semi-arid climate (BSk) with very cold winters and hot summers. The highest temperature ever recorded in Drumheller was on July 18, 1941. | source 2 = Weatherbase | date = January 2012}}
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,916
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves2,238
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,075
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,036
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves1,947
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves1,779
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,626
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,561
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Drumheller
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Holm RX Prescribed Fire, Blaine, MontanaWildfires · 2026-04-17 · 234 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 4805026
- Population (Wikidata)
- 7,909
- Wikidata
- Q1012991
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012