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
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]
 • Total5,135
Time zoneUTC−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

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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

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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)
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The Hamlet of Clairmont had a population of 5,135 in the 2021 Census of Population.[1]

See also

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References

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  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)