Calmar
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Town
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| Town of Calmar | |
  Calmar Location of Calmar in Alberta Show map of Alberta Calmar Calmar (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′54″N 113°48′19″W / 53.26500°N 113.80528°W / 53.26500; -113.80528 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Leduc County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 1, 1949 |
| • Town | January 19, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sean Carnahan |
| • Governing body | Calmar Town Council |
| • MP | Mike Lake (Edmonton - Wetaskiwin-Cons) |
| Area
(2021)[3]
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| • Land | 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,183 |
| • Density | 467.6/km2 (1,211/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
| Highways | Highway 39, Highway 795 |
| Waterways | Conjuring Creek |
| Website | Official website |
Calmar is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Leduc County, on Highway 39, 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest from Edmonton. It was named in 1900 for Kalmar, Sweden, the home town of its first postmaster, C. J. Blomquist. [6]
Calmar experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).[7]
| Climate data for Calmar, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
9.8 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−3.2 (26.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.9 (−56.0) |
−49.4 (−56.9) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−48.9 (−56.0) |
−49.4 (−56.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.4 (1.08) |
16.8 (0.66) |
23.0 (0.91) |
26.6 (1.05) |
54.3 (2.14) |
79.7 (3.14) |
109.6 (4.31) |
63.0 (2.48) |
46.9 (1.85) |
30.5 (1.20) |
22.9 (0.90) |
15.0 (0.59) |
515.7 (20.31) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) |
0.8 (0.03) |
1.1 (0.04) |
14.4 (0.57) |
50.4 (1.98) |
79.7 (3.14) |
109.6 (4.31) |
63.0 (2.48) |
46.4 (1.83) |
16.2 (0.64) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.6 (0.02) |
385.4 (15.17) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 26.3 (10.4) |
16.0 (6.3) |
21.9 (8.6) |
12.2 (4.8) |
3.9 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.2) |
14.4 (5.7) |
20.9 (8.2) |
14.4 (5.7) |
130.6 (51.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 105.4 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.65 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 137.3 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.50 | 192.21 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 7.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 0.56 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 38.59 |
| Source: Environment Canada[8] | |||||||||||||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Calmar had a population of 2,183 living in 893 of its 937 total private dwellings, a change of -2% from its 2016 population of 2,228. With a land area of 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 467.5/km2 (1,210.7/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Calmar recorded a population of 2,228 living in 842 of its 861 total private dwellings, a 13.1% change from its 2011 population of 1,970. With a land area of 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 476.1/km2 (1,233.0/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
The population of the Town of Calmar according to its 2014 municipal census is 2,101,[10]a3.3% change from its 2009 municipal census population of 2,033.[11]
The Town of Calmar is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region[12] in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.[13]
Places adjacent to Calmar, Alberta
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