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Calmar, Alberta
Calmar | |
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Town | |
| Town of Calmar | |
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  Calmar Location of Calmar in Alberta  Calmar Calmar (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′54″N 113°48′19″W / 53.26500°N 113.80528°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Leduc County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 1, 1949 |
| • Town | January 19, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sean Carnahan |
| • Governing body | Calmar Town Council |
| • MP | Mike Lake (Edmonton - Wetaskiwin-Cons) |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,183 |
| • Density | 467.6/km2 (1,211/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
| Highways | Highway 39, Highway 795 |
| Waterways | Conjuring Creek |
| Website | Official website |
Calmar is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Leduc County, on Highway 39, 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest from Edmonton. It was named in 1900 for Kalmar, Sweden, the home town of its first postmaster, C. J. Blomquist. [6]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Calmar" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 106. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1897472170. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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