Clairmont is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Clairmont dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Bear Lake No. 740.[3]
Clairmont | |
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  Location of Clairmont in Alberta | |
| 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 | Leanne Beaupre |
| • Governing body | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council
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| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,135 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Clairmont 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.[4] Initially the area was commonly known as Twin Lakes.[5] The first use of the name "Clairmont" was in 1907 by the earliest surveyor of the township boundaries, JB Saint Cyr.[6]
History edit
Development of the townsite really got started once it was surveyed and after the arrival of the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway in 1916. By the end of 1916, the townsite had a railway station, two or three grain elevators, an agent's house, the Buffalo Lakes Lumber Yard, Clairmont Hotel, a Union Bank, a butcher shop, several stores, a Baptist church, and a handful of residences.[7] On September 10, 1915 the Clairmont Lake School District was opened.[5] A post office was established in 1916.[8] 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 location of the County of Grande Prairie No. 1's municipal office.
A new school was built with municipal funding in 2007 and opened in 2008.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 130 | — |
| 1926 | 75 | −42.3% |
| 1931 | 110 | +46.7% |
| 1936 | 104 | −5.5% |
| 1941 | 102 | −1.9% |
| 1951 | 71 | −30.4% |
| 1956 | 164 | +131.0% |
| 1961 | 292 | +78.0% |
| 1966 | 274 | −6.2% |
| 1971 | 309 | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 599 | +93.9% |
| 1981 | 852 | +42.2% |
| 1986 | 817 | −4.1% |
| 1991 | 864 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1,021 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 1,481 | +45.1% |
| 2006 | 2,174 | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 4,274 | +96.6% |
| 2021 | 5,135 | +20.1% |
| The 1981, 1986, and 1991 population counts are the sum of Clairmont and Clairmont Trailer Court. Source: Statistics Canada (2016 and 1921–2001) and County of Grande Prairie No. 1 (2006 and 2021) [9][3][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][1] | ||
The Hamlet of Clairmont had a population of 5,135 in the 2021 Census of Population.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Regular Council Meeting: Agenda". County of Grande Prairie No. 1. July 25, 2022. pp. 113–116. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Table 6: Population of census subdivisions, 1926-1946". 1946 Census of Alberta (PDF). Vol. Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 22, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Discover the Peace Country. "Clairmont". Retrieved June 21, 2007.
- ^ a b South Peace Regional Archives (September 1, 2015). "100th Anniversary of Clairmont". Telling Our Stories. 6 (4): 5.
- ^ "Township Notes/Field Plans". SpinII. Alberta Registries and Land Titles. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Sheehan, Beth (1992). Turn Back the Pages Clairmont 1908-1992. South Peace Regional Archives: Beth Sheehan. p. 21.
- ^ "Post Offices and Postmasters". Library and Archives Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Sixth Census of Canada, 1921 (PDF). Vol. 1–Population. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. December 21, 1923. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 1968. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. March 1973. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1978. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. July 1988. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ County of Grande Prairie No. 1. "Economic Profile" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[permanent dead link] - ^ "2016 Census of Population: Hamlet of Clairmont" (PDF). Alberta Population. February 20, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2021.