Clairmont, Alberta
| Clairmont | |
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| — Hamlet — | |
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| Coordinates: 55°15′41″N 118°47′37″W / 55.2614°N 118.7936°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Census division | No. 19 |
| Municipal district | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Reeve | Everett McDonald |
| • Governing body |
County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council
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| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,174 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Clairmont is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] It is located in the Peace Country, along Highway 2, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Grande Prairie and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Sexsmith.
Clairmont lies at an elevation of 685 m (2,247 ft), on the western shore of Clairmont Lake.[3] It was named after the nearby lake, which in turn was named by Walter McFarlane (a Dominion Land Surveyor who mapped the area in 1909) after Claremont, Ontario.
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[edit] History
Clairmont was established as a hamlet in 1915, at the time when the railroad reached this area.[3] A post office was opened the following year and a school was opened in 1915 (but was later closed). In 1922, a large fire consumed many Clairmont businesses, while a train station was built in 1923.
Clairmont was incorporated as a village in 1917, but renounced the village status in 1946 after a downturn in economy caused by the great depression. It eventually became the municipal seat of the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.
A new school was built with municipal funding in 2007 and is scheduled for opening in 2008.
[edit] Demographics
The population of Clairmont according to the County of Grande Prairie No. 1's 2006 municipal census is 2,174.[1]
Industry Canada shows that Clairmont's greater rural area had a total population of 1,975 living in 712 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 247.83 km2 (95.69 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 8.0 /km2 (21 /sq mi).[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b County of Grande Prairie No. 1. "Economic Profile". http://www.countygp.ab.ca/municipal/countygp/countygp-website.nsf/AllDoc/284AC3226F8E54878725745E00563008/$File/Economic%20Profile.pdf. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ a b Discover the Peace Country. "Clairmont". http://www.discoverthepeacecountry.com/htmlpages/clairmont.html. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ Industry Canada/Web Archive (2006-11-04). "Clairmont - Community demographics (2001 census)". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20061104084225/http://broadband.gc.ca/maps/province.html?prov=48. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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Coordinates: 55°15′41″N 118°47′37″W / 55.26139°N 118.79361°W
