Clairmont | |
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  Location of Clairmont in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′41″N 118°47′37″W / 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−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
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 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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1946censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Discover the Peace Country. "Clairmont". Retrieved June 21, 2007.
- ^ South Peace Regional Archives (September 1, 2015). "100th Anniversary of Clairmont". Telling Our Stories. 6 (4): 5.
- ^ "Township Notes/Field Plans". SpinII. Alberta Registries and Land Titles. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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