Clairmont, Alberta

Hamlet of Clairmont
—  Hamlet  —
Location of Clairmont in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°15′41″N 118°47′37″W / 55.2614°N 118.7936°W / 55.2614; -118.7936
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 Leanne Beaupre Lois Dueck Mary Ann Eckstrom Richard Harpe Patricia Jacobs Everett McDonald Sharon L. Nelson Brock Smith Sam Sutherland
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.

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.

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]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Discover the Peace Country. "Clairmont". http://www.discoverthepeacecountry.com/htmlpages/clairmont.html. Retrieved 2007-06-21. 
4. ^ 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. 

Coordinates: 55°15′41″N 118°47′37″W / 55.26139°N 118.79361°W / 55.26139; -118.79361 (Clairmont)