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Irma, Alberta

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nameIrma
official_nameVillage of Irma
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineIrma - Village.JPG
image_captionMain Street
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census Division
subdivision_name3No. 7
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMervin Firkus
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Irma Village Council
established_titleFounded
established_date1908
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2May 30, 1912
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km21.32
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total477
population_density_km2361.7
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
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elevation_footnotes
elevation_m690
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Irma is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 29 km northwest of Wainwright and 178 km southeast of Edmonton along Highway 14 and Highway 881.

History

The Village of Irma came into being in 1908 when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway came through. Irma was later incorporated as a Village on May 30, 1912. The village was supposedly named after the daughter of the GTPR second vice-president General William Wainwright. Records show three major fires in the downtown area. These broke out in 1911, 1931 and 1963. Most of the buildings on the main street (now 50 Street) were reconstructed after the 1931 fire. Alberta's first rural high school was located in Irma; it was eventually replaced and the new school opened on November 4, 2019.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Irma had a population of 477 living in 207 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 521. With a land area of 1.32 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Irma recorded a population of 521 living in 221 of its 242 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 457. With a land area of 1.34 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

  • Jagger Firkus (born 2004): AHL hockey player under contract with the NHL's Seattle Kraken
  • Parker Mackay (born 1994): AHL hockey player
  • Gord Mark (born 1964): NHL hockey player
  • Jean Paré (1927–2022): cookbook author and publisher
  • Carson Soucy (born 1994): NHL hockey player

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Irma". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  4. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada..
  5. (November 8, 2019). "New Irma School building open". Star News.
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (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]].
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