Kirriemuir
Hamlet
Kirriemuir is located in Alberta
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir
Location of Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir is located in Canada
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir
Kirriemuir (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°55′22″N 110°18′44″W / 51.92278°N 110.31222°W / 51.92278; -110.31222
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division4
Special areaSpecial Area No. 4
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodySpecial Areas Board
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total28
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Kirriemuir is hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4.[2][3] It is located on Highway 12, approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Altario. It has an elevation of 730 metres (2,400 ft).

Kirriemuir has a hall, a small general store with a post office and gas station, a playground, and two ball diamonds. The hamlet draws children from the greater area to participate on its softball teams during the summer months. One of the more popular events each year is the annual discing bonspiel, which is held at the Kirriemuir Hall. An older Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator remains standing at the edge of the community and it is still in use, but by private owners as the railroad tracks have long since been removed.

The hamlet was named after Kirriemuir in Scotland.[4]

Demographics

Kirriemuir recorded a population of 28 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada (March 5, 2010). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 4, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 190. ISBN 978-1897472170. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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