Carway, Alberta

Carway
Border crossing in Carway, Alberta
Border crossing in Carway, Alberta
Carway is located in Alberta
Carway
Carway
Location of Carway
Carway is located in Canada
Carway
Carway
Carway (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°00′00″N 113°22′45″W / 49.00000°N 113.37917°W / 49.00000; -113.37917
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Municipal districtCardston County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCardston County Council
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total2
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Carway is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.[2] It is a port of entry into the U.S. state of Montana opposite of Port of Piegan.[3] Just on the other side of the border is the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier County, Montana.

Located approximately 23 km (14 mi) south of Cardston. Carway is on the southernmost point of Highway 2, which becomes U.S. Route 89 in Montana.

The hamlet was named by William Roberts, the first officer in charge of the station, as a portmanteau of Cardston and highway.[4]

  1. ^ "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Your Official Road Map of Alberta (Map). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. 2014.
  4. ^ Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 67. ISBN 978-1897472170.