Strome, Alberta
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Strome is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada, within Flagstaff County.[1] It is located on Highway 13, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of the City of Camrose. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910.[2] It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016.[3] Strome's name is believed to come from Stromeferry in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.[4]
History
Strome began developing as a farming community in 1905. Max Knoll opened the first post office, under the name of Knollton, and set up the first general store. The name of the post office was changed to Strome on July 1, 1906. A hotel, a hardware store, and a church followed. Strome incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910.[5] To learn more about the history of Strome and surrounding areas, consider visiting it's expansive museum, called Sodbusters Archives Museum.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strome had a population of 232 living in 112 of its 127 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 260. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[6]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strome had a population of 260 living in 113 of its 123 total private dwellings, a Script error: No such module "Percentage". change from its 2011 population of 228. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2016.[7]
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
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External links
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