Clairmont, Alberta
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Clairmont is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Peace Country, along Highway 2, 10 km (6 mi) north of Grande Prairie and 9 km (6 mi) south from Sexsmith.
It lies at an elevation of 685 m (2,247 ft), on the western shore of Clairmont Lake. Clairmont had a population of 1367 in 2006, a 59% increase from 2000.[1]
It was named after the nearby lake, which in turn was named by Walter McFarlane (a Dominion Land Surveyor who mapped the area in 1909) after Claremont, Ontario.
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[edit] History
Clairmont was establishe as a hamlet in 1915, at the time when the railroad reached this area.[1] A post office was opened the following year, a school was opened in 1915 (but was later closed) and a train station was built in 1923.
Clairmont was incorporated as a village in 1917, but renounced the village status in 1946, after a downturn in economy caused by the great depression, as well as a large fire that consumed many businesses in 1922.
The municipal seat of Grande Prairie County is located in Clairmont.[2]
A new school was built with municipal funding in 2007 and is scheduled for opening in 2008.
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- ^ a b Discover the Peace Country. Clairmont. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2007). Grande Prairie County Municipal Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
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