- Coleman, Alberta
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Community of Coleman Location of Coleman in Alberta
Community of ColemanCoordinates: 49°38′07″N 114°30′11″W / 49.6353°N 114.5031°WCoordinates: 49°38′07″N 114°30′11″W / 49.6353°N 114.5031°W Country 
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AlbertaCensus division No. 15 Municipality Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Government - Type Unincorporated - Governing body Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Elevation 1,341.10 m (4,400 ft) Population (2006) - Total 1,065 Time zone MST (UTC−7) - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6) Coleman is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a town prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.
Coleman is located in census division No. 15 and in the riding of Macleod. It is served by the Crowsnest Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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History
In 1903 a new townsite was laid out a few kilometres west of Blairmore, Alberta, to service a new coal mine operated by the International Coal and Coke Company. Initial names of Paulson’s Camp or McGillivray Hill were rejected by the post office, settling on Coleman (after Coleman Flumerfelt, the daughter of the mine owner A. C. Flumerfelt). A feature of the town was the mine’s 100 (later 216) coke ovens located at the edge of town, which operated from 1906 to 1952. The town grew rapidly, surpassing its neighbour Blairmore as the largest in the region. Coleman boasted a successful opera house from 1908 until it burned down in 1948.
Coleman persevered through strikes (1911 and 1932), floods (1923 and 1942) and fires (1948). As the coal mines in the region gradually closed, Coleman's commercial importance waned in favour of Blairmore. Coleman amalgamated with four other municipalities to form the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in 1979.
Coleman's coal mining heritage is evident in its several historic buildings, a regional museum, the ruins of its coal plant and coke ovens, several nearby abandoned mines and the "biggest piggy bank in the world" made from a 36-inch (910 mm) gauge air driven thermos bottle mine locomotive.
Demographics
According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population of Coleman is 1,065, which represents 19% of the overall population of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass (5,749).[1]
Industry Canada shows that Coleman's greater area had a total population of 1,989 living in 971 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 89.99 km2 (34.75 sq mi), its greater area has a population density of 15.0 /km2 (39 /sq mi).[2]
Climate
Climate data for Coleman Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)13.9
(57.0)18.3
(64.9)25.6
(78.1)29
(84)30
(86)35
(95)34
(93)32
(90)26
(79)16
(61)13.5
(56.3)35
(95)Average high °C (°F) −3
(27)−0.1
(31.8)3.9
(39.0)9.3
(48.7)14.3
(57.7)18.6
(65.5)22.2
(72.0)22.3
(72.1)16.9
(62.4)10.4
(50.7)1.5
(34.7)−2.8
(27.0)9.5 Daily mean °C (°F) −7.8
(18.0)−5.2
(22.6)−1.3
(29.7)3.4
(38.1)7.9
(46.2)11.8
(53.2)14.5
(58.1)14.1
(57.4)9.6
(49.3)4.8
(40.6)−2.6
(27.3)−7.1
(19.2)3.5 Average low °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1)−10.3
(13.5)−6.5
(20.3)−2.5
(27.5)1.4
(34.5)4.9
(40.8)6.7
(44.1)5.9
(42.6)2.3
(36.1)−0.8
(30.6)−6.6
(20.1)−11.3
(11.7)−2.5 Record low °C (°F) −39.4
(−38.9)−37.5
(−35.5)−37.2
(−35.0)−24.4
(−11.9)−8.3
(17.1)−5.6
(21.9)−3.3
(26.1)−7
(19)−11
(12)−27
(−17)−37
(−35)−41.1
(−42.0)−41.1
(−42.0)Precipitation mm (inches) 41.4
(1.63)41.1
(1.618)36.3
(1.429)38.1
(1.5)63
(2.48)64.1
(2.524)57.4
(2.26)53.6
(2.11)44.6
(1.756)40.8
(1.606)50.2
(1.976)46
(1.81)576.5
(22.697)Source: Environment Canada[3] References
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
- ^ Industry Canada/Web Archive (2006-11-04). "Coleman - Community demographics (2001 census)". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20061104084225/http://broadband.gc.ca/maps/province.html?prov=48. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 31 March 2010
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