Fort Macleod
| Fort Macleod | |||
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 The historical fort |
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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 Canada
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| Region - Municipal District: |
Southern Alberta - Willow Creek No. 26th |
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 43 ′ N , 113 ° 24 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 23.34 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3117 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 133.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 0115 | ||
| Postal code : | T0L | ||
| Area code : | +1 -403 | ||
| Foundation : | 1892 ( Incorporated as Town ) | ||
| Website : | www.fortmacleod.com | ||
Fort Macleod is a small town in the southwest of the Canadian province of Alberta . It is on the Oldman River , 170 kilometers south of Calgary and 50 kilometers west of Lethbridge . The settlement is named after the former Lieutenant-Colonel and Commissioner James Farquharson Macleod of the North West Mounted Police .
history
The place was founded in 1884 when a barrack camp of the North West Mounted Police, which had existed since 1874, was relocated here. The camp was built on an island in the Oldman River and turned into a fort. It was the first North West Mounted Police outpost in western Canada.
Already on 31 December 1892, when the name of the settlement still Macleod was the settlement was given the status of a town ( Town ) awarded.
In 1897 the place was connected to the railway network and grew very quickly until 1912. The city then stagnated and the function of a regional center was taken over by the neighboring Lethbridge. Many buildings remained unchanged for many decades, so that in the 1980s Fort Macleod was named Alberta's first Provincial Historic Area .
Demographics
The 2011 census showed a population of 3,117 inhabitants for the municipality. The community's population has increased by 1.5% compared to the 2006 census, while the population in the province of British Alberta grew by 10.5%.
The median age of the population here is 43.5 years (men = 41.9; women = 44.6), while in the rest of the province it is 36.5 years (men = 35.9; women = 37.1).
traffic
The CANAMEX Corridor runs through Fort Macleod . This trade route was defined under the North American Free Trade Agreement and is used for transportation between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
In terms of traffic, the community is served by the Alberta Highway 2 and the Alberta Highway 3 ( Crowsnest Highway ) and a railway line of the Canadian Pacific Railway .
In the southeast of the municipality is the local airfield, the Fort Macleod Airport ( IATA : -, ICAO : -, Transport Canada Identifier: CEY3). The airfield has only a short asphalt runway less than 1000 meters long.
Personalities
The Canadian musician Joni Mitchell comes from Fort Macleod.
The first Prime Minister of the Northwest Territories , Sir Frederick Haultain , resided in the parish for an extended period.
Trivia
Various scenes from the Brokeback Mountain movie were filmed at Fort Macleod.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Fort Macleod Gazette , local newspaper (English)
- North West Mounted Police Museum at Fort Macleod
Individual evidence
- ^ Location and History Profile. Town of Fort Macleod. Alberta Municipal Affairs , accessed August 28, 2014 .
- ^ A b Fort Macleod Community Profile. Census 2011. Statistics Canada , April 28, 2014, accessed August 28, 2014 .