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Calmar
Town
Town of Calmar
Calmar is located in Alberta
Calmar
Calmar
Location in Alberta
Calmar is located in Canada
Calmar
Calmar
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division 11
Municipal district Leduc County
Incorporated  
 • Village January 1, 1949
 • Town January 19, 1954
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • 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
T0C
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825
Highways Highway 39, Highway 795
Waterways Conjuring Creek

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.

Geography

Climate

Calmar experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Demographics

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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/sq mi) in 2016.

The population of the Town of Calmar according to its 2014 municipal census is 2,101, a 3.3% change from its 2009 municipal census population of 2,033.

Economy

The Town of Calmar is a member of the Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association, an economic development partnership that markets Alberta's International Region in proximity to the Edmonton International Airport.

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