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Calmar, Alberta

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nameCalmar
official_nameTown of Calmar
native_name
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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

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).

|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 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

Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed 07 March 2014

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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