Canmore, Alberta
Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately 81 kilometres (50 mi) west of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 to the north and east. With a population of 14,798 in 2020, Canmore is the ninth-largest town in Alberta.
Canmore
Chuwapchipchiyan Kude Bi (Stoney) | |
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| Town of Canmore | |
Canmore from Mount Lady Macdonald in May 2009 | |
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| Nickname: Queen Town of the Rockies | |
Town boundaries | |
Canmore Location in the M.D. of Bighorn Canmore Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 51°05′01″N 115°22′05″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Alberta's Rockies |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 |
| Adjacent Improvement districts | Improvement District No. 9 and Kananaskis Improvement District |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | January 1, 1965 |
| • Town | June 1, 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sean Krausert |
| • Governing body | Canmore town council
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| • CAO | Lisa deSoto |
| • MP | Blake Richards (CPC) |
| • MLA | Sarah Elmeligi (NDP) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 68.47 km2 (26.44 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,480 m (4,860 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Town | 15,990 |
| • Density | 233.5/km2 (605/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,268 |
| • Urban density | 1,023.7/km2 (2,651/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2014) | 13,077 |
| • Estimate (2020) | 14,798 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | T1W |
| Area code(s) | +1-403, +1-587 |
| Highways | Hwy 1 (TCH) Trans-Canada Highway Hwy 1A Hwy 742 |
| Waterways | Bow River |
| Public Transit Service | Roam |
| Website | www |
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