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Strome, Alberta

Field	Value
name	Strome
official_name	Hamlet of Strome
settlement_type	Hamlet
dot_x		dot_y =
pushpin_map	Canada Alberta
pushpin_label_position	none
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Strome in Alberta
pushpin_mapsize	220
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Alberta
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Central Alberta
subdivision_type3	Census Division
subdivision_name3	No. 7
subdivision_type4	Municipal district
subdivision_name4	Flagstaff County
leader_title1	Governing body
leader_name1	Flagstaff County Council
established_title	Settled
established_date	1905
established_title2	Incorporated (village)
established_date2	February 3, 1910
established_title3	Dissolved
established_date3	January 1, 2016
area_footnotes	(2021)
area_land_km2	0.91
population_as_of	2021
population_footnotes
population_total	232
population_density_km2	254.2
timezone	MST
utc_offset	-7
timezone_DST	MDT
utc_offset_DST	-6
coordinates
elevation_m	693
postal_code_type	Postal code span
postal_code	T0B 4H0
area_code	+1-780
blank_name	Highways
blank_info	Highway 13
Highway 856
website

Highway 856

Strome is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada, within Flagstaff County. It is located on Highway 13, approximately 58 km east of the City of Camrose. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910. It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016. Strome's name is believed to come from Stromeferry in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.

History

Strome began developing as a farming community in 1905. Max Knoll opened the first post office, under the name of Knollton, and set up the first general store. The name of the post office was changed to Strome on July 1, 1906. A hotel, a hardware store, and a church followed. Strome incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910. To learn more about the history of Strome and surrounding areas, consider visiting its expansive museum, called Sodbusters Archives Museum.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strome had a population of 232 living in 112 of its 127 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 260. With a land area of 0.91 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strome had a population of 260 living in 113 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 228. With a land area of 0.92 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

{{AltaML
(December 25, 2015). "Location and History Profile: Village of Strome". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
(November 17, 2015). "O.C. 260/2015". Government of Alberta.
[http://www.villageofstrome.com/about_us Strome's History]
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
(March 20, 2018). "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Strome, Village [Dissolved census subdivision], Alberta". [[Statistics Canada]].

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