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Carmangay

Municipality in Alberta, Canada (est. 1910)

Municipality in Alberta, Canada (est. 1910)

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nameCarmangay
official_nameVillage of Carmangay
native_name
settlement_typeVillage
pushpin_mapAlberta#Canada
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Carmangay in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name35
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Vulcan County
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameStacy Hovde
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Carmangay Village Council
leader_title2
leader_title3MLA Barry Macfarland
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2January 20, 1910
established_title3• Town
established_date3March 17, 1911
established_title4• Village
established_date4March 4, 1936
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km21.8
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total269
population_density_km2149.6
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m935
postal_code_typeForward sortation area
postal_codeT0L 0N0
area_codes403, 587, 825
blank_nameHighway
blank_infoHighway 23
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoLittle Bow River
website

Carmangay ( ) is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 62 km north of Lethbridge and 150 km south of Calgary, along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway, east of Highway 23. It takes its name from C.W. Carman, who bought 1500 acre at $3.50 per acre to grow wheat in 1904, and his wife, Gertrude Gay.

History

Carmangay is the site of the Carmangay Tipi Rings, an archeological tipi ring site. The site does not have much archaeological material, though there has been enough to date it to 200–1700 AD.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Carmangay had a population of 269 living in 127 of its 147 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 242. With a land area of 1.8 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

The population of the Village Carmangay of according to its 2017 municipal census is 250, a change of from its 2013 municipal census population of 262.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Carmangay recorded a population of 242 living in 121 of its 135 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 367. With a land area of 1.86 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Wind farm

In 2013, Enbridge and EDF began construction on a 300 MW wind farm east of the Village of Carmangay. 166 wind turbines were constructed at the site, with over 300 workers on the project. The Blackspring Ridge Wind Project was completed in May 2014.

References

References

  1. (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Carmangay". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. The Canadian Press. (2017). "The Canadian Press Stylebook". [[The Canadian Press]].
  4. Carmangay and District History Book Committee. (1968). "Bridging the Years : Carmangay and district". Southern Printing Company Limited.
  5. Bryan, Liz. "Stone by stone: exploring ancient sites on the Canadian plains".
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. "2017 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  8. "2016 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  9. (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]].
  10. "Blackspring Ridge".
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