| Kingman | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 10 |
| Municipal district | Camrose County |
| Established | 1909 |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Camrose County Council |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.41 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 740 m (2,428 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 87 |
| • Density | 212.2/km2 (549.6/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 209.7 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Kingman is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County.[2] It is located approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Camrose and has an elevation of 740 metres (2,430 ft).
The hamlet is located in census division No. 10 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot.
As proclaimed on the entry signs for the hamlet, Kingman is known as the Lutefisk capital of Alberta.
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The land that now makes up the Hamlet of Kingman, once belonged to Edmund Thompson, who donated the land for the community to be built. Kingman was established in 1909 with the opening of a post office and many other businesses soon followed. In 1910, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was completed through Kingman to Calgary and construction started on a depot. It looked as though Kingman would grow and prosper. During the 1920s trains ran daily except Sunday. By the mid 1930s, there was only one passenger train a week and freight trains ran only when needed to haul grain. In the mid 1960s, rail service between Kingman and Camrose was discontinued and the station was removed. The rails were lifted in 1978. Kingman may be the only community in Alberta that still has a hitchin' post in front of the post office. Local resident Raymond Peterson noticed a girl that came to Kingman on her horse to get the mail. She had nowhere to tie her horse so he built it for her.
The population of Kingman according to Camrose County's 2008 municipal census is 79.[3]
As of 2006, Kingman had a total population of 87 living in 34 dwellings. With a land area of 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it has a population density of 209.7 /km2 (543 /sq mi).[1]
Industry Canada shows that Kingman's greater rural area had a total population of 999 living in 370 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 394.0 km2 (152.1 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 10.0 /km2 (26 /sq mi).[4]
| Miquelon Lake Provincial Park | Tofield | Beaverhill Lake | ||
| Hay Lakes | Ryley | |||
| Kingman | ||||
| Armena | Camrose | Round Hill |
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