Irma, Alberta
Irma | |
|---|---|
| Village of Irma | |
 Main Street | |
  Irma | |
| Coordinates: 52°54′49″N 111°13′49″W / 52.91361°N 111.23028°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census Division | No. 7 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | May 30, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mervin Firkus |
| • Governing body | Irma Village Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 477 |
| • Density | 361.7/km2 (937/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | 14 881 |
| Website | Official website |
Irma is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 29 kilometres (18 mi) northwest of Wainwright and 178 km southeast of Edmonton along Highway 14 and Highway 881.
History
[edit]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.[4] 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.[5]
Demographics
[edit]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 -8.4% from its 2016 population of 521. With a land area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 361.4/km2 (935.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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 14% change from its 2011 population of 457. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 388.8/km2 (1,007.0/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Irma" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 407. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
- ^ "New Irma School building open" (PDF). Star News. November 8, 2019. p. 2. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
