Clairmont | |
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Location of Clairmont in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 55°15′41″N 118°47′37″W / 55.2614°N 118.7936°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Census division | No. 19 |
Municipal district | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Reeve | Leanne Beaupre |
• Governing body | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council
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Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 5,135 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Clairmont is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Clairmont dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Bear Lake No. 740.[3]
Clairmont is located in the Peace Country, along Highway 2, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Grande Prairie and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Sexsmith.
Clairmont lies at an elevation of 685 m (2,247 ft), on the western shore of Clairmont Lake.[4] Initially the area was commonly known as Twin Lakes.[5] The first use of the name "Clairmont" was in 1907 by the earliest surveyor of the township boundaries, JB Saint Cyr.[6]
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