Clairmont, Alberta
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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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: 55.2614°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−06:00 (Alberta Time) |
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
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
| 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]