Harmony is a
hamlet
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within
Rocky View County
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Alberta
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. It is adjacent to the
Springbank Airport
Calgary/Springbank Airport or Springbank Airport is an airport located in the Rocky View County community of Springbank, Alberta, an area to the west of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.
The Springbank Airport acts as a general aviation reliever for ...
, approximately west of downtown
Calgary
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and southeast of the Town of
Cochrane. At a planned size of , Harmony is estimated to have a population of 10,000 residents
[ living in 3,500 dwelling units at full build-out.][
]
History
Harmony received planning approval through the adoption of a conceptual scheme by Rocky View County in February 2007, with a neighbourhood plan for the first stage of Harmony subsequently approved in October 2008.[ Concerns were expressed by the Springbank Airport Business and Pilots Association over the long-term incompatibility of the community with the pre-existing airport.][ Specific concerns included safety as well as speculation that future residents would complain about the noise associated with the airport's operations.][ Other local stakeholders expressed concerns about the impacts Harmony would have on the existing rural community][ The community welcomed its first family in 2016.][ It was officially designated as a hamlet on June 11, 2024 when it had an estimated population of 1,500.]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Harmony had a population of 757 living in 230 of its 256 total private dwellings. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Attractions
Planned amenities in Harmony include a regional park, playfields, greenbelts, a golf course and a recreational lake.[
]
See also
*List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
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Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Rocky View County