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Irricana

FieldValue
nameIrricana
official_nameTown of Irricana
native_name
settlement_typeTown
mottoOpen the Gateway to the Country
image_skylineIrricana.JPG
imagesize200px
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Calgary Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name36
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Rocky View County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJim Bryson
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Irricana Town Council
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2June 9, 1911
established_title3• Town
established_date3June 9, 2005
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km23.23
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total1179
population_density_km2364.6
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m935
postal_code_typePostal code span
postal_codeT0M 1B0
area_codes403, 587, 825, 368
blank_nameHighway
blank_infoHighway 9
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoCrossfield Creek
website

Irricana is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. Surrounded by Rocky View County, it is adjacent to Highway 9, approximately 53 km northeast of Calgary.

The name of the town is a portmanteau of the words "irrigation canals", which are found around the Irricana area.

History

The name dates the town back to the irrigation projects in the area. By 1909, the town had a post office, hotel and store operated by the Irricana Trading Company. Originally incorporated as a village on June 9, 1911, Irricana changed its status to a town 94 years later on June 9, 2005. Irricana celebrated its centennial in 2011.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Irricana had a population of 1,179 living in 467 of its 483 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,216. With a land area of 3.23 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Irricana recorded a population of 1,216 living in 473 of its 479 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,162. With a land area of 3.23 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Irricana". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". [[Statistics Canada]].
  5. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada..
  6. Read, Tracy. (1983). "Acres and Empires : a history of the Municipal District of Rocky View no. 44".
  7. (2012-07-13). "Town of Irricana Location and History Profile". Alberta Municipal Affairs.
  8. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  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]].
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