Lacombe | |
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City | |
| City of Lacombe | |
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| Motto(s): "People, Pride, Progress" | |
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  Lacombe Location in Alberta  Lacombe Location in Canada  Lacombe Location in Lacombe County | |
| Coordinates: 52°28′06″N 113°44′13″W / 52.46833°N 113.73694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | Red Deer |
| Municipal district | Lacombe County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | July 28, 1896 |
| • Town | May 5, 1902 |
| • City | September 5, 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grant Creasey |
| • Governing body | Lacombe City Council
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| • CAO | Matthew Goudy |
| • MP | Blaine Calkins (Cons-Red Deer—Lacombe) |
| • MLA | Jennifer Johnson (Independent), Lacombe-Ponoka) |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 20.59 km2 (7.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 855 m (2,805 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 13,396 |
| • Density | 650.8/km2 (1,686/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2019) | 13,985[5] |
| • Estimate (2020) | 14,109[6] |
| Demonym | Lacombian[7] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 2A Highway 12 |
| Website | lacombe |
Lacombe (/ləˈkoʊm/ lə-KOHM) is a city in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and 125 kilometres (78 mi) south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area. The city is set in the rolling parkland of central Alberta, between the Rocky Mountains foothills to the west and the flatter Alberta prairie to the east.
Lacombe became Alberta's 17th city on September 5, 2010.[8]
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2016MAPLwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "Demonyms—From coast to coast to coast - Language articles - Language Portal of Canada". Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ^ Alberta Queen's Printer. "Order in Council (O.C.) 223/2010". Retrieved 2010-07-15.