Lloydminster
Encyclopedia
Lloydminster is a Canadian
city
which has the unusual geographic
distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta
and Saskatchewan
. Unlike most such cases (such as Texarkana), Lloydminster is not a pair of twin cities on opposite sides of a border which merely share the same name, but is actually incorporated as a single city with a single municipal administration.
and addresses west of 50th Avenue are considered to be in Lloydminster, Alberta
. The city is bordered by the County of Vermilion River, Alberta, on the west, the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Brittania No. 502
, Saskatchewan, on the northeast and the R.M. of Wilton No. 72
, Saskatchewan, on the southeast.
Lloydminster is not the only city that straddles a Canadian provincial border. The City of Flin Flon
, Manitoba
, has a small section that is actually located within Saskatchewan. In the National Capital Region
, Ottawa
, Ontario
, and Gatineau
, Quebec
, form a single metropolitan area, but they do not form a biprovincial city because there are separate municipalities in each province.
Lloydminster's distinctive situation is reflected in other legal matters, including its time zone
. Alberta law requires the use of daylight saving time
, while Saskatchewan does not observe daylight saving time. Lloydminster's charter
allows it to follow Alberta's use of daylight saving time on both sides of the provincial border; this places the city, and the observing surrounding area, in the Mountain Standard Time Zone during the winter, and synchronizes clocks with those of Alberta. During the summer, Alberta is on Mountain daylight time, and Saskatchewan on Central standard time, which are both UTC−06. Lloydminster follows the Saskatchewan schedule when voting in municipal elections.
The provincial line divides the city in two aspects related to communications. Telephones on the Saskatchewan side are assigned to area code 306
, the area code reserved for that province, while land lines on the Alberta side have a number with a 780 area code
, one of the area codes assigned to Alberta. Similarly, Saskatchewan addresses have a postal code with a forward sortation area designation (first three characters) of "S9V", and addresses in Alberta have postal codes beginning with "T9V". All postal codes in Canada beginning with the letter "S" are assigned to Saskatchewan, and those beginning with "T" belong to Alberta.
Lloydminster was not exempted from recent anti-smoking
legislation passed by Saskatchewan's legislature
. Citizens responded by initiating a referendum against the wishes of the mayor, as permitted in the charter, which resulted in the enactment of a city-wide anti-smoking bylaw. The matter was made a moot point when Alberta enacted its own anti-smoking legislation, which was the solution that the mayor and council preferred.
Intended to be an exclusively British
Utopian settlement centred around the idea of sobriety
, the town was founded in 1903 by the Barr Colonists, who came directly from the United Kingdom
. At a time when the area was still part of the Northwest Territories
, the town was located astride the Fourth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey
. This meridian was intended to coincide with 110° west longitude
although the imperfect surveying methods of the time led to the meridian being placed a few hundred meters west of this longitude.
While provincehood of some sort was seen as inevitable by 1903, it had been widely expected that only one province would eventually be created instead of two. The colonists were not aware of the federal government's deep-rooted opposition to the creation of a single province and thus had no way of knowing that the Fourth Meridian was under consideration as a future provincial boundary. Had they known, it is very unlikely they would have sited the new settlement on the future border.
The town was named for George Lloyd (Anglican
Bishop of Saskatchewan), a strong opponent of non-British immigration
to Canada. During a nearly disastrous immigration journey, which was badly planned and conducted, he distinguished himself with the colonists and replaced the Barr Colony's leader and namesake Isaac Montgomery Barr during the colonists' journey to the eventual townsite.
When the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, the Fourth Meridian was selected as the border, bisecting the town. Caught by surprise, Lloydminster residents petitioned for the new border to be revised so as to encompass the entire town within Saskatchewan, without success.
For the next quarter century, Lloydminster remained two separate towns with two separate municipal administrations. Finally, in 1930 the provincial governments agreed to amalgamate
the towns into a single town under shared jurisdiction. The provinces, again jointly, reincorporated Lloydminster as a city in 1958.
Commemorating Lloydminster's distinctive bi-provincial status, a monument consisting of four 100-foot survey markers was erected in 1994 near the city's downtown core.
Although the majority of Lloydminster's population once lived in Saskatchewan, that ratio has long since been reversed. The Alberta side of the border has seen most of the city's recent population growth
. In 2000, the city hall and municipal offices were re-located from Saskatchewan to Alberta.
Since Lloydminster's founders were attempting to create a utopian, temperate
society, alcohol was not available in Lloydminster for the first few years after its founding. A bylaw prohibiting nude entertainment is also in place.
The population of the City of Lloydminster according to its 2009 municipal census is 26,502, of which 17,402 (65.7%) live in Alberta and 9,100 (34.3%) live in Saskatchewan.
According to the Canada 2006 Census
, the population was 24,028, of which 15,910 (66.0%) lived in Alberta and 8,118 (34.0%) lived in Saskatchewan. According to the 2001 federal census, the total population of the city was 20,988, of which 13,148 (62.6%) resided in Alberta while 7,840 (37.4%) lived in Saskatchewan. From 2001 to 2006, the population rose 21.0% on the Alberta side while the Saskatchewan side rose by 3.5%.
The two sides of the city rank 10th in Alberta and 11th in Saskatchewan in municipal population. If the city were entirely in one province or the other, Lloydminster's population would rank ninth in Alberta and fifth in Saskatchewan.
There are substantial demographic differences between the populations on each side of the border, with the population on the Saskatchewan side being substantially younger; the median age on the Saskatchewan side is 26.6, nearly seven years less than the median age of 33.2 on the Alberta side. Even when combining the median ages for both sides of the city, Lloydminster has the youngest median age in all of Canada. Also, the specific age group of 20–24 is much more concentrated on the Saskatchewan side. The two sides of the city have virtually identical numbers of people in that age group (1,220 in Saskatchewan, 1,230 in Alberta) even though the total population on the Alberta side is nearly twice that of the Saskatchewan side.
The Census Agglomeration of Lloydminster includes both parts of the city, as well as the rural municipality of Wilton No. 472, the Town of Lashburn, Saskatchewan
, and the Village of Marshall, Saskatchewan
.
More than 8% of residents identified themselves as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census.
About 94% of residents identified English
as their first language
. More than 1.4% of the population identified French
as their first language, while 0.8% identified German
, 0.7% identified Ukrainian
, and 0.5% identified Cree
as their first language learned. The next most common languages were Chinese
and Spanish
at about 0.3% each.
More than 78 percent of residents identified as Christian
at the time of the 2001 census, while over 18 percent indicated that they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada
found that 31% of residents identified as Roman Catholic, and 44% Protestants of which, 18% identified with the United Church of Canada
, more than 7% identified as Anglican
, about 5% identified as Lutheran, almost 3% identified as Pentecostal, about 2% identified as Baptist
, and just over 1% of the population identified as Eastern Orthodox.
industry. Agriculture
remains an important economic activity, although many farmers in the area have been sustained financially by lease payments resulting from oil well
s drilled on their land. The Husky Lloydminster Refinery
is also located in the community.
Lloydminster's bi-provincial status has resulted in special provisions regarding provincial taxation within the city limits. The Saskatchewan side of the city is exempt from that province's sales tax
, preventing businesses located there from being placed at a disadvantage relative to businesses in Alberta, which has no provincial sales tax
. There is no exemption for provincial income tax
, which is based solely on the taxpayer's province of residence. Other differences surrounding interprovincial costs are reflected within the treatment of automobile insurance, and housing taxes. For example, a driver under age 25 who lives on the Alberta side will pay approximately 2-3 times the average amount required of a Saskatchewan driver of the same age and sex.
of Vegreville—Wainwright
for elections to the federal House of Commons, and Vermilion-Lloydminster
for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
. Residents in Saskatchewan are in Battlefords—Lloydminster
federally, and Lloydminster
for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
.
offering one and two year certificate and diploma programs.
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(Köppen climate classification
Dfb), which approaches a semi-arid
(Köppen climate classification
Bsk) climate due to the amount of rainfall this city receives. Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are short, warm and moderately wet. Year-round precipitation is low, with an average of 408mm.
Canada
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city
City
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which has the unusual geographic
Geography
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distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. Unlike most such cases (such as Texarkana), Lloydminster is not a pair of twin cities on opposite sides of a border which merely share the same name, but is actually incorporated as a single city with a single municipal administration.
Geography
The provincial border runs north to south, falling directly on 50th Avenue (Meridian Avenue) in the centre of Lloydminster. Addresses east of 50th Avenue are considered to be in Lloydminster, SaskatchewanSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
and addresses west of 50th Avenue are considered to be in Lloydminster, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The city is bordered by the County of Vermilion River, Alberta, on the west, the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Brittania No. 502
Brittania No. 502, Saskatchewan
Brittania No. 502, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 1,501 rural residents in the northwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909...
, Saskatchewan, on the northeast and the R.M. of Wilton No. 72
Wilton No. 472, Saskatchewan
Wilton No. 472, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 1,473 rural residents in the northwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated October 1909...
, Saskatchewan, on the southeast.
Lloydminster is not the only city that straddles a Canadian provincial border. The City of Flin Flon
Flin Flon
Flin Flon is a Canadian mining city located on the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba.- Founding :...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, has a small section that is actually located within Saskatchewan. In the National Capital Region
National Capital Region (Canada)
The National Capital Region, also referred to as Canada's Capital Region, is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec, and surrounding urban and rural communities....
, Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and Gatineau
Gatineau
Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, form a single metropolitan area, but they do not form a biprovincial city because there are separate municipalities in each province.
Lloydminster's distinctive situation is reflected in other legal matters, including its time zone
Time zone
A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
. Alberta law requires the use of daylight saving time
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time —also summer time in several countries including in British English and European official terminology —is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less...
, while Saskatchewan does not observe daylight saving time. Lloydminster's charter
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified...
allows it to follow Alberta's use of daylight saving time on both sides of the provincial border; this places the city, and the observing surrounding area, in the Mountain Standard Time Zone during the winter, and synchronizes clocks with those of Alberta. During the summer, Alberta is on Mountain daylight time, and Saskatchewan on Central standard time, which are both UTC−06. Lloydminster follows the Saskatchewan schedule when voting in municipal elections.
The provincial line divides the city in two aspects related to communications. Telephones on the Saskatchewan side are assigned to area code 306
Area code 306
Area code 306 is the telephone area code in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, encompassing the province. It is one of the original 86 area codes assigned in 1947, in the contiguous United States and the then-nine-province extent of Canada....
, the area code reserved for that province, while land lines on the Alberta side have a number with a 780 area code
Area code 780
Area code 780 is a telephone area code in the province of Alberta, encompassing the northern two-thirds of the province. The code was established in 1999; prior to this date the entire province was served by the 403 area code...
, one of the area codes assigned to Alberta. Similarly, Saskatchewan addresses have a postal code with a forward sortation area designation (first three characters) of "S9V", and addresses in Alberta have postal codes beginning with "T9V". All postal codes in Canada beginning with the letter "S" are assigned to Saskatchewan, and those beginning with "T" belong to Alberta.
Lloydminster was not exempted from recent anti-smoking
Tobacco smoking
Tobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the resulting smoke is inhaled. The practice may have begun as early as 5000–3000 BCE. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 16th century where it followed common trade routes...
legislation passed by Saskatchewan's legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. Citizens responded by initiating a referendum against the wishes of the mayor, as permitted in the charter, which resulted in the enactment of a city-wide anti-smoking bylaw. The matter was made a moot point when Alberta enacted its own anti-smoking legislation, which was the solution that the mayor and council preferred.
History
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Utopian settlement centred around the idea of sobriety
Sobriety
Sobriety is the condition of not having any measurable levels, or effects from, alcohol or other drugs that alter ones mood or behaviors. According to WHO "Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms..." sobriety is continued abstinence from alcohol and psychoactive drug use...
, the town was founded in 1903 by the Barr Colonists, who came directly from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. At a time when the area was still part of the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, the town was located astride the Fourth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey
Dominion Land Survey
The Dominion Land Survey is the method used to divide most of Western Canada into one-square-mile sections for agricultural and other purposes. It is based on the layout of the Public Land Survey System used in the United States, but has several differences...
. This meridian was intended to coincide with 110° west longitude
110th meridian west
The meridian 110° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
although the imperfect surveying methods of the time led to the meridian being placed a few hundred meters west of this longitude.
While provincehood of some sort was seen as inevitable by 1903, it had been widely expected that only one province would eventually be created instead of two. The colonists were not aware of the federal government's deep-rooted opposition to the creation of a single province and thus had no way of knowing that the Fourth Meridian was under consideration as a future provincial boundary. Had they known, it is very unlikely they would have sited the new settlement on the future border.
The town was named for George Lloyd (Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Bishop of Saskatchewan), a strong opponent of non-British immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
to Canada. During a nearly disastrous immigration journey, which was badly planned and conducted, he distinguished himself with the colonists and replaced the Barr Colony's leader and namesake Isaac Montgomery Barr during the colonists' journey to the eventual townsite.
When the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, the Fourth Meridian was selected as the border, bisecting the town. Caught by surprise, Lloydminster residents petitioned for the new border to be revised so as to encompass the entire town within Saskatchewan, without success.
For the next quarter century, Lloydminster remained two separate towns with two separate municipal administrations. Finally, in 1930 the provincial governments agreed to amalgamate
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
the towns into a single town under shared jurisdiction. The provinces, again jointly, reincorporated Lloydminster as a city in 1958.
Commemorating Lloydminster's distinctive bi-provincial status, a monument consisting of four 100-foot survey markers was erected in 1994 near the city's downtown core.
Although the majority of Lloydminster's population once lived in Saskatchewan, that ratio has long since been reversed. The Alberta side of the border has seen most of the city's recent population growth
Population growth
Population growth is the change in a population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals of any species in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....
. In 2000, the city hall and municipal offices were re-located from Saskatchewan to Alberta.
Since Lloydminster's founders were attempting to create a utopian, temperate
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
society, alcohol was not available in Lloydminster for the first few years after its founding. A bylaw prohibiting nude entertainment is also in place.
Demographics
| Census History |
|
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 222 |
| 1941 | 1,624 |
| 1951 | 3,938 |
| 1961 | 5,667 |
| 1971 | 8,691 |
| 1981 | 15,031 |
| 1991 | 17,283 |
| 2001 | 20,988 |
| 2006 | 24,028 |
| 2009 | 26,502 |
The population of the City of Lloydminster according to its 2009 municipal census is 26,502, of which 17,402 (65.7%) live in Alberta and 9,100 (34.3%) live in Saskatchewan.
According to the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
, the population was 24,028, of which 15,910 (66.0%) lived in Alberta and 8,118 (34.0%) lived in Saskatchewan. According to the 2001 federal census, the total population of the city was 20,988, of which 13,148 (62.6%) resided in Alberta while 7,840 (37.4%) lived in Saskatchewan. From 2001 to 2006, the population rose 21.0% on the Alberta side while the Saskatchewan side rose by 3.5%.
The two sides of the city rank 10th in Alberta and 11th in Saskatchewan in municipal population. If the city were entirely in one province or the other, Lloydminster's population would rank ninth in Alberta and fifth in Saskatchewan.
There are substantial demographic differences between the populations on each side of the border, with the population on the Saskatchewan side being substantially younger; the median age on the Saskatchewan side is 26.6, nearly seven years less than the median age of 33.2 on the Alberta side. Even when combining the median ages for both sides of the city, Lloydminster has the youngest median age in all of Canada. Also, the specific age group of 20–24 is much more concentrated on the Saskatchewan side. The two sides of the city have virtually identical numbers of people in that age group (1,220 in Saskatchewan, 1,230 in Alberta) even though the total population on the Alberta side is nearly twice that of the Saskatchewan side.
The Census Agglomeration of Lloydminster includes both parts of the city, as well as the rural municipality of Wilton No. 472, the Town of Lashburn, Saskatchewan
Lashburn, Saskatchewan
-Demographics:-External links:...
, and the Village of Marshall, Saskatchewan
Marshall, Saskatchewan
Marshall is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was the home of NHL goaltender Braden Holtby and Author Micheal Horgan.-Demographics:-External links:...
.
More than 8% of residents identified themselves as aboriginal at the time of the 2006 census.
About 94% of residents identified English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as their first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
. More than 1.4% of the population identified French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as their first language, while 0.8% identified German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, 0.7% identified Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
, and 0.5% identified Cree
Cree language
Cree is an Algonquian language spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada, from the Northwest Territories and Alberta to Labrador, making it the aboriginal language with the highest number of speakers in Canada. It is also spoken in the U.S. state of Montana...
as their first language learned. The next most common languages were Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
at about 0.3% each.
More than 78 percent of residents identified as Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
at the time of the 2001 census, while over 18 percent indicated that they had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
found that 31% of residents identified as Roman Catholic, and 44% Protestants of which, 18% identified with the United Church of Canada
United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...
, more than 7% identified as Anglican
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
, about 5% identified as Lutheran, almost 3% identified as Pentecostal, about 2% identified as Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
, and just over 1% of the population identified as Eastern Orthodox.
Economy and taxation
The local economy is driven primarily by the petroleumPetroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
industry. Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
remains an important economic activity, although many farmers in the area have been sustained financially by lease payments resulting from oil well
Oil well
An oil well is a general term for any boring through the earth's surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually some natural gas is produced along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce mainly or only gas may be termed a gas well.-History:The earliest...
s drilled on their land. The Husky Lloydminster Refinery
Husky Lloydminster Refinery
The Husky Lloydminster Refinery is an oil refinery located in the city of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada owned by Husky Energy. The refinery provides oil products, primarily 30 different grades of asphalt , as well as light distillate, kerosene distillate, atmospheric gas oil, light vacuum gas...
is also located in the community.
Lloydminster's bi-provincial status has resulted in special provisions regarding provincial taxation within the city limits. The Saskatchewan side of the city is exempt from that province's sales tax
Sales tax
A sales tax is a tax, usually paid by the consumer at the point of purchase, itemized separately from the base price, for certain goods and services. The tax amount is usually calculated by applying a percentage rate to the taxable price of a sale....
, preventing businesses located there from being placed at a disadvantage relative to businesses in Alberta, which has no provincial sales tax
Sales taxes in Canada
In Canada, three types of sales taxes are levied. These are as follows:*Provincial sales taxes , levied by the provinces*Goods and Services Tax , a value-added tax levied by the federal government...
. There is no exemption for provincial income tax
Income tax
An income tax is a tax levied on the income of individuals or businesses . Various income tax systems exist, with varying degrees of tax incidence. Income taxation can be progressive, proportional, or regressive. When the tax is levied on the income of companies, it is often called a corporate...
, which is based solely on the taxpayer's province of residence. Other differences surrounding interprovincial costs are reflected within the treatment of automobile insurance, and housing taxes. For example, a driver under age 25 who lives on the Alberta side will pay approximately 2-3 times the average amount required of a Saskatchewan driver of the same age and sex.
Politics
Residents on the Alberta side are in the electoral districtElectoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Vegreville—Wainwright
Vegreville—Wainwright
Vegreville—Wainwright is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-History:This riding was created in 2003 from Lakeland, Elk Island and Crowfoot ridings...
for elections to the federal House of Commons, and Vermilion-Lloydminster
Vermilion-Lloydminster
Vermilion-Lloydminster is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in east-central Alberta.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency is bounded by the Saskatchewan border to the east, and clockwise from there is bounded by Battle River-Wainwright, Fort...
for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
. Residents in Saskatchewan are in Battlefords—Lloydminster
Battlefords—Lloydminster
Battlefords—Lloydminster is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan...
federally, and Lloydminster
Lloydminster (electoral district)
Lloydminster is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The district was originally created for the 1908 election...
for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...
.
Education
Elementary and secondary schools on both sides of the border all use Saskatchewan's curriculum. Lloydminster provides post-secondary education through Lakeland CollegeLakeland College (Alberta)
Lakeland College is a post-secondary college in Alberta. It is publicly funded, and maintains two campuses in Vermilion and Lloydminster. Lakeland serves about 7,500 full- and part-time students....
offering one and two year certificate and diploma programs.
Media
Newspapers- Meridian Booster, serves Lloydminster and area, circulating to 15,000 homes. Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week.
- The Lloydminster Source is a free weekly newspaper, distributed each Tuesday and Thursday.
Radio
- FM 95.9: CKSACKSA-FMCKSA-FM is a Canadian radio station owned by Newcap Broadcasting. It broadcasts at 95.9 FM in Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan. It currently plays a country format, with the on-air moniker Lloyd at 95-9.-History:...
(countryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
) "Lloyd FM" - FM 97.5: CKUA-FM-15CKUACKUA is a Canadian radio station. Originally located at the University of Alberta in Edmonton , it now broadcasts from studios in downtown Edmonton and south Calgary. CKUA was created in 1927 through a provincial grant which allowed the University of Alberta's Extension Department to purchase the...
(variety) - FM 106.1: CKLMCKLM-FMCKLM-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 106.1 FM in Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan. The station airs an active rock format branded as 106.1 The Goat....
(rockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
) "The Goat"
Television
- Channel 2: CKSA, CBCCBC TelevisionCBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
- Channel 4: CITL, CTVCTV television networkCTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
Climate
Lloydminster experiences a humid continental climateHumid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
(Köppen climate classification
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Dfb), which approaches a semi-arid
Semi-arid
A semi-arid climate or steppe climate describes climatic regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not extremely...
(Köppen climate classification
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Bsk) climate due to the amount of rainfall this city receives. Winters are long, cold and dry, while summers are short, warm and moderately wet. Year-round precipitation is low, with an average of 408mm.
Notable residents
- Colby ArmstrongColby ArmstrongColby Joseph Armstrong is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who is an alternate captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.-Early life:...
- NHL forward - Calvin AyreCalvin AyreCalvin Ayre is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994. Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984...
- founder of bodogBodogBodog is an online entertainment brand launched in 1994 by Calvin Ayre.Originally the company traded at but the brand was later divested and intellectual property rights were assigned to and consolidated in BodogBrand.com... - Garnet "Ace" BaileyGarnet BaileyGarnet Edward "Ace" Bailey was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and scout who was a member of Stanley Cup and Memorial Cup winning teams...
- NHL forward, died on United Airlines Flight 175United Airlines Flight 175United Airlines Flight 175 was United Airlines' daily scheduled morning transcontinental flight, from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California... - Braden HoltbyBraden HoltbyBraden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender from Marshall Saskatchewan who is currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League...
- NHL goaltender - Clarke MacArthurClarke MacArthurClarke MacArthur is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Sabres in the third round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. MacArthur started his NHL career with the Buffalo Sabres, and was later...
- NHL forward - Wade ReddenWade ReddenWade Redden is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing in the New York Rangers organization for its American Hockey League affiliate, the Connecticut Whale. He joined the New York Rangers in 2008 after 11 seasons with the Ottawa Senators...
- NHL defenceman