Calmar, Alberta

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title: "Calmar, Alberta" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1949-establishments-in-alberta", "edmonton-metropolitan-region", "leduc-county", "towns-in-alberta"] topic_path: "general/1949-establishments-in-alberta" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calmar,_Alberta" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameCalmar
official_nameTown of Calmar
native_name
blank_emblem_typeLogo
blank_emblem_size200px
settlement_typeTown
image_blank_emblemLogo of Calmar, Alberta.svg
pushpin_mapAlberta#Canada
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Calmar in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Edmonton Metropolitan Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name311
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Leduc County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameSean Carnahan
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Calmar Town Council
leader_title2MP
leader_name2Mike Lake (Edmonton - Wetaskiwin-Cons)
leader_title3MLA
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2January 1, 1949
established_title3• Town
established_date3January 19, 1954
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km24.67
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total2183
population_density_km2467.6
timezoneMST
utc_offset−07:00
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−06:00
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m730
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_codeT0C
area_codes780, 587, 825
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 39, Highway 795
blank1_nameWaterways
blank1_infoConjuring Creek
website
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| name = Calmar | official_name = Town of Calmar | other_name = | native_name = | blank_emblem_type = Logo | blank_emblem_size = 200px | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = Logo of Calmar, Alberta.svg | city_logo = | citylogo_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Alberta#Canada | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Calmar in Alberta | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Alberta | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Edmonton Metropolitan Region | subdivision_type3 = Census division | subdivision_name3 = 11 | subdivision_type4 = Municipal district | subdivision_name4 = Leduc County | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Sean Carnahan | leader_title1 = Governing body | leader_name1 = Calmar Town Council | leader_title2 = MP | leader_name2 = Mike Lake (Edmonton - Wetaskiwin-Cons) | leader_title3 = MLA | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = Incorporated | established_date1 =
| established_title2 = • Village | established_date2 = January 1, 1949 | established_title3 = • Town | established_date3 = January 19, 1954 | area_footnotes = (2021) | area_land_km2 = 4.67 | area_urban_km2 = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 2183 | population_density_km2 = 467.6 | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | timezone = MST | utc_offset = −07:00 | timezone_DST = MDT | utc_offset_DST = −06:00 | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 730 | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = T0C | area_codes = 780, 587, 825 | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = Highway 39, Highway 795 | blank1_name = Waterways | blank1_info = Conjuring Creek | website = | footnotes = Calmar is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Leduc County, on Highway 39, 35 km southwest from Edmonton. It was named in 1900 for Kalmar, Sweden, the home town of its first postmaster, C. J. Blomquist.

Geography

Climate

Calmar experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). |metric first= yes |single line= yes |collapsed = yes |width = auto |location = Calmar, Alberta

|Jan record high C = 14.4 |Feb record high C = 17.2 |Mar record high C = 20.0 |Apr record high C = 31.1 |May record high C = 32.5 |Jun record high C = 36.7 |Jul record high C = 35.6 |Aug record high C = 35.5 |Sep record high C = 34.5 |Oct record high C = 29.5 |Nov record high C = 23.3 |Dec record high C = 17.8

|Jan high C = -5.5 |Feb high C = -2.2 |Mar high C = 2.5 |Apr high C = 11.8 |May high C = 18.3 |Jun high C = 21.1 |Jul high C = 23.3 |Aug high C = 22.6 |Sep high C = 17.7 |Oct high C = 11.1 |Nov high C = 0.3 |Dec high C = -4.0

|Jan mean C = -11.2 |Feb mean C = -8.6 |Mar mean C = -3.7 |Apr mean C = 4.9 |May mean C = 10.8 |Jun mean C = 14.4 |Jul mean C = 16.6 |Aug mean C = 15.5 |Sep mean C = 10.7 |Oct mean C = 4.5 |Nov mean C = -5.0 |Dec mean C = -9.6

|Jan low C = -17.0 |Feb low C = -15.0 |Mar low C = -9.6 |Apr low C = -2.0 |May low C = 3.3 |Jun low C = 7.7 |Jul low C = 9.7 |Aug low C = 8.4 |Sep low C = 3.7 |Oct low C = -2.1 |Nov low C = -10.2 |Dec low C = -15.2

|Jan record low C = -48.9 |Feb record low C = -49.4 |Mar record low C = -42.2 |Apr record low C = -31.7 |May record low C = -11.1 |Jun record low C = -5.0 |Jul record low C = -3.3 |Aug record low C = -4.0 |Sep record low C = -16.1 |Oct record low C = -30.6 |Nov record low C = -40.6 |Dec record low C = -48.9

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 27.4 |Feb precipitation mm = 16.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 23.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.6 |May precipitation mm = 54.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 79.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 109.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 63.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 46.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 30.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 22.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 15.0

|rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 1.2 |Feb rain mm = 0.8 |Mar rain mm = 1.1 |Apr rain mm = 14.4 |May rain mm = 50.4 |Jun rain mm = 79.7 |Jul rain mm = 109.6 |Aug rain mm = 63.0 |Sep rain mm = 46.4 |Oct rain mm = 16.2 |Nov rain mm = 2.0 |Dec rain mm = 0.6

|snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 26.3 |Feb snow cm = 16.0 |Mar snow cm = 21.9 |Apr snow cm = 12.2 |May snow cm = 3.9 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.0 |Sep snow cm = 0.6 |Oct snow cm = 14.4 |Nov snow cm = 20.9 |Dec snow cm = 14.4

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 8.1 |Feb precipitation days = 6.4 |Mar precipitation days = 6.7 |Apr precipitation days = 6.4 |May precipitation days = 8.8 |Jun precipitation days = 13.3 |Jul precipitation days = 13.5 |Aug precipitation days = 11.2 |Sep precipitation days = 9.8 |Oct precipitation days = 6.9 |Nov precipitation days = 7.5 |Dec precipitation days = 6.8

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 0.41 |Feb rain days = 0.15 |Mar rain days = 0.65 |Apr rain days = 4.3 |May rain days = 8.4 |Jun rain days = 137.3 |Jul rain days = 13.5 |Aug rain days = 11.2 |Sep rain days = 9.8 |Oct rain days = 4.8 |Nov rain days = 1.2 |Dec rain days = 0.50

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 7.7 |Feb snow days = 6.2 |Mar snow days = 6.1 |Apr snow days = 2.4 |May snow days = 0.56 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.04 |Sep snow days = 0.19 |Oct snow days = 2.6 |Nov snow days = 6.4 |Dec snow days = 6.4

|source = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed 07 March 2014 |date=August 2010

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Calmar had a population of 2,183 living in 893 of its 937 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,228. With a land area of 4.67 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Calmar recorded a population of 2,228 living in 842 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,970. With a land area of 4.68 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

The population of the Town of Calmar according to its 2014 municipal census is 2,101, a change from its 2009 municipal census population of 2,033.

Economy

The Town of Calmar is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Calmar". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". [[Statistics Canada]].
  4. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  5. (2010). "Community Place Names of Alberta". Lulu.com.
  6. "Climatic Regions [Köppen]". Natural Resources Canada.
  7. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  8. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  9. (August 2014). "Calmar Chronicle". Town of Calmar.
  10. (September 15, 2009). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs.
  11. "About Us". Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association.
  12. "Explore the Region". Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association.

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