Keoma, Alberta

Keoma
Keoma is located in Alberta
Keoma
Keoma
Location of Keoma
Keoma is located in Canada
Keoma
Keoma
Keoma (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°12′54″N 113°39′00″W / 51.215°N 113.650°W / 51.215; -113.650
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCalgary Metropolitan Region
Census division6
Municipal districtRocky View County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyRocky View County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total95
 • Density392.2/km2 (1,016/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Keoma is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.[2]

Keoma is located approximately 35 km (21 mi) northeast of Downtown Calgary, on Highway 566, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) east of Highway 9 and 19 km (12 mi) north of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Keoma is an Indigenous name for "over there", far away. The hamlet was settled in 1910 when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) opened up land for irrigation. It is assumed that the CPR named the site, but this is not definitive. The post office was in operation from January 15, 1910, to June 27, 1986.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.