Strome is a
hamlet
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in east-
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordere ...
, Canada, within
Flagstaff County
Flagstaff County is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada.
It is located in Census Division 7. The county was incorporated in the current boundaries in 1944 as ''Municipal District of Killam No. 390'', name changed a year later ...
. It is located on
Highway 13
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International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
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, approximately east of the City of
Camrose. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910.
It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016.
Strome's name is believed to come from
Stromeferry in
Ross & Cromarty,
Scotland
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.
History
Strome began developing as a farming community in 1905. Max Knoll opened the first
post office
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, under the name of Knollton, and set up the first
general store. The name of the post office was changed to Strome on July 1, 1906. A hotel, a hardware store, and a church followed. Strome incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910.
Strome's History
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Strome had a population of 232 living in 112 of its 127 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 260. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
*List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 256 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 106 towns, 80 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 100 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include ...
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
External links
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1910 establishments in Alberta
2016 disestablishments in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Flagstaff County
Former villages in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Populated places disestablished in 2016