Claresholm, Alberta
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| Motto: Where the Wheatlands meet the Range | |
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| Census division | No. 3 |
| County | Willow Creek |
| Area: | 6.78 km² |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Population
Town Population |
3,622 (2005) |
| Population density | /km² |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7 |
| Postal code span | T0L 0T0 |
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| Elevation | 1035 m MSL |
| Highways | Highways 2 Highway 520 |
| Waterways | Willow Creek |
| Mayor | Rob Steel |
| Governing body | Claresholm Town Council |
| 1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. 2(gr) Geographic references.  |
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Claresholm is a small community located about midway between Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada along Highway 2. The location was originally a watering stop for steam engines on the Canadian Pacific Railway line along the Macleod Trail. The first settlers arrived in 1902, and the village was established in 1903. Claresholm was incorporated as a town in 1905, when Alberta became a province of Canada.
Population: 3,622 (2005)
One of the Famous Five involved in the Persons Case, Louise McKinney, lived in Claresholm.
RCAF Station Claresholm was established near the town in 1941 to train pilots for service in World War II. The station was reopened for a period in the 1950s to train NATO pilots.
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