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Town of St. Paul
Town of St. Paul; formerly Saint-Paul-des-Métis
	— Town —
	Location of St. Paul in Alberta
	Coordinates: 53°59′34″N 111°17′50″W / 53.99278°N 111.29722°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	12
County	St. Paul
	Government
- Mayor	Glenn Anderson
- Governing body	St. Paul Town Council
	Area
- Total	6.86 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
	Population (2006)
- Total	5,106
- Density	744.1/km2 (1,927.2/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	T0A
Highways	Highway 29; Highway 881
Waterways	Thérien Lakes
Website	Town of St. Paul website

St. Paul, Alberta is a small town in East-Central Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called Saint-Paul-des-Métis and was originally a French-Catholic settlement and mission to the Metis people.

St. Paul's major economic strengths are agriculture and the service industry. This has helped St. Paul maintain a degree of stability during the oil boom and bust cycles that Alberta is so dependent upon. Situated in Alberta's Lakeland, its location in the middle of one of a natural playground that offers various recreational opportunities.

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The population of the Town of St. Paul according to its 2007 municipal census is 5,441.^[2]

In 2006, St. Paul had a population of 5,106 living in 2,011 dwellings, a 0.9% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 6.86 km² (2.6 sq mi) and a population density of 744.1 /km² (1,927.2/sq mi).^[1]

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UFO Landing Pad in St. Paul, Alberta

St. Paul has home to the world's first UFO landing pad^[3], built as a centennial project in an effort to attract both tourists and Martians to the municipality. The pad consists of a raised platform with a map of Canada embossed on the back stop, consisting of stones provided by each province of Canada.

On June 3rd, 1967 the Hon. Paul Hellyer, Minister of National Defence, flew in by helicopter to officially open the Pad.^[4] The pad was one of over 100 Centennial Projects organized by the town.

The sign beside the pad reads: "The area under the World's First UFO Landing Pad was designated international by the Town of St. Paul as a symbol of our faith that mankind will maintain the outer universe free from national wars and strife. That future travel in space will be safe for all intergalactic beings, all visitors from earth or otherwise are welcome to this territory and to the Town of St. Paul."

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^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "St. Paul - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4812018&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=St.%20Paul&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4812018. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
^ St. Paul's UFO landing pad
^ CBC News TV about St. Paul, Alberta

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[statcan2006-0] Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "St. Paul - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4812018&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=St.%20Paul&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4812018. Retrieved 2007-06-13.

[1] Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

[2] St. Paul's UFO landing pad

[3] CBC News TV about St. Paul, Alberta

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