Clairmont, Alberta

Clairmont
Hamlet
Clairmont, Alberta is located in Alberta
Clairmont, Alberta
Location of Clairmont in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°15′41″N 118°47′37″W / 55.2614°N 118.7936°W / 55.2614; -118.7936
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 19
Municipal districtCounty of Grande Prairie No. 1
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • ReeveLeanne Beaupre
 • Governing body
  • Leanne Beaupre
  • Corey Beck
  • Daryl Beeston
  • Harold Bulford
  • Peter Harris
  • Bob Marshall
  • Karen Rosvold
  • Ross Sutherland
  • Linda Dianne Waddy
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
5,135
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

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 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

A black and white image of a rural town with three elevators and town buildings from an adjacent hay field
Clairmont circa 1917

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

Population history
of Clairmont
YearPop.±%
1921130—    
192675−42.3%
1931110+46.7%
1936104−5.5%
1941102−1.9%
195171−30.4%
1956164+131.0%
1961292+78.0%
1966274−6.2%
1971309+12.8%
1976599+93.9%
1981852+42.2%
1986817−4.1%
1991864+5.8%
19961,021+18.2%
20011,481+45.1%
20062,174+46.8%
20164,274+96.6%
20215,135+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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Regular Council Meeting: Agenda". County of Grande Prairie No. 1. July 25, 2022. pp. 113–116. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Discover the Peace Country. "Clairmont". Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  5. ^ a b South Peace Regional Archives (September 1, 2015). "100th Anniversary of Clairmont". Telling Our Stories. 6 (4): 5.
  6. ^ "Township Notes/Field Plans". SpinII. Alberta Registries and Land Titles. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Sheehan, Beth (1992). Turn Back the Pages Clairmont 1908-1992. South Peace Regional Archives: Beth Sheehan. p. 21.
  8. ^ "Post Offices and Postmasters". Library and Archives Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  9. ^ Sixth Census of Canada, 1921 (PDF). Vol. 1—Population. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. December 21, 1923. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. March 1973. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  17. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. July 1988. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  18. ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  19. ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ 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]
  22. ^ "2016 Census of Population: Hamlet of Clairmont" (PDF). Alberta Population. February 20, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

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