Jasper | |
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| Municipality of Jasper | |
 View of Jasper from the Jasper Tramway | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′23″N 118°04′56″W / 52.87306°N 118.08222°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Alberta's Rockies |
| Census division | 15 |
| Founded | 1813 |
| Incorporated [1] - Improvement district | August 31, 1995 |
| - Specialized municipality | July 20, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Ireland |
| • Governing bodies | Jasper Municipal Council and Parks Canada |
| • MP | See Yellowhead |
| • MLA | See West Yellowhead |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 921.9 km2 (355.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,738 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code(s) | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Highways |
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| Waterways | Athabasca River Miette River |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
| Website | jasper-alberta |
Jasper is a specialized municipality and townsite in western Alberta within the Canadian Rockies. The townsite is in the Athabasca River valley and is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (September 17, 2010). "Municipal Profile – Municipality of Jasper". Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.