Lamont County is a
municipal district in central
Alberta, Canada, located in
Census Division No. 10, northeast of
Edmonton. The county contains 27 Townships. Its
municipal office
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is located in the Town of
Lamont.
History
In March 1944, the Municipal District of Lamont No. 516 was incorporated, uniting the three smaller districts of
Pines
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,
Wostok
Wostok (russian: Восток) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.
History
Wostok ...
, and
Leslie
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Families
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. The office was at the town of Lamont and the first council consisted of Peter Moshansky (
Reeve
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), L. Stawnichy,
W. Eleniak, M. Cholak and S. Rudko. The first Secretary Treasurer was Michael Nemirsky, who held that position until his death in January 1968. The district was later renamed the Municipal District of Lamont No. 82.
In January 1968, the County of Lamont No. 30 was incorporated, uniting the Lamont School Division No. 18 and the Municipal District of Lamont No. 82.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by Lamont County.
;
Cities
*none
;
Towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
*
Bruderheim
*
Lamont
*
Mundare
;
Villages
*
Andrew
*
Chipman
;
Summer villages
*none
The following
hamlets are located within Lamont County.
[
; Hamlets
* Hilliard
*]St. Michael
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*Star
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* Whitford
*Wostok
Wostok (russian: Восток) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately south of Highway 45 and north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately southwest of Wostok.
History
Wostok ...
The following localities are located within Lamont County.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Lamont County had a population of 3,754 living in 1,538 of its 1,829 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,884. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Attractions
Places of interest include Beaverhill Lake, Limestone Creek and Ukalta Sands. The former is popular for the thousands of birds migrating birds around the lake in the months of May and September. Also in Lamont County are the Basilian Fathers Museum and the Skaro Shrine
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, the site of a spectacular pilgrimage of 5000 people from August 14–15 every year. The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, an open-air museum that depicts the history of east central Alberta, is located on highway 16. Lastly, bordering Lamont County is the Elk Island National Park
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, Canada's first wildlife sanctuary. The Yellowhead Highway passes through the southern part of the county.
Lamont County has 47 churches - more per capita than anywhere else in North America
The annual Babas and Borshch Ukrainian Festival
See also
* List of communities in Alberta
*List of municipal districts in Alberta
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* List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin
References
External links
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{{Alberta, RM=yes
Municipal districts in Alberta
Ukrainian-Canadian culture in Alberta