Canmore, Alberta
| Canmore | |||
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 Ralph Connor Memorial United Church |
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| County: | Bighorn No. 8th | ||
| Coordinates : | 51 ° 5 ′ N , 115 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 1350 m | ||
| Area : | 68.9 km² | ||
| Residents : | 12,288 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 178.3 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | T1W | ||
| Website : | canmore.ca | ||
Canmore is a small town in Alberta , Canada . It is located just east of Banff National Park in the Bow Valley , about 110 km west of Calgary .
Canmore was officially named in 1884 by an employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway . The first coal mine opened in 1887, and the coal industry was up until the closure of Canmore Mines Ltd. an important economic factor in 1979. Since then, tourism has become Canmore 's most important industry, not least because the cross - country skiing and biathlon competitions of the 1988 Winter Olympics were held at the Canmore Nordic Center .
The status of a small town ( Town ), the Community since 1966. Before that, the settlement status of a village ( Village ).
Demographics
The census in 2011 showed a population of 12,288 inhabitants for the small town. The population increased by a below-average 2.1% compared to the last census in 2006, while the population in the province of Alberta grew by 10.8% at the same time.
The median age of the male population is 39.7 years (provincial average 35.9) and the female population 40.1 years (provincial average 37.1).
sons and daughters of the town
- Chandra Crawford (* 1983), cross-country skier
- Rosanna Crawford (* 1988), biathlete
- Sarah Murphy (* 1988), New Zealand-Canadian biathlete and cross-country skier
- Scott Gow (born 1990), biathlete
- Macx Davies (* 1992), biathlete
- Christian Gow (* 1993), biathlete
Web links
- Official website of Canmore (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Location and History Profile. Alberta Municipal Affairs , January 17, 2014, accessed January 19, 2014 .
- ^ A b Canmore Community Profile. In: Census 2011. Statistics Canada , January 8, 2014, accessed January 19, 2014 .