Conrich is a

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in southern

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under the jurisdiction of

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. Conrich is located east of the City of

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's eastern limits and approximately northeast of

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on McKnight Boulevard. It has been anticipated that the hamlet will eventually be annexed by Calgary. However, Calgary's 2007 annexation did not move its eastern limits closer to the hamlet. Conrich got its start as a

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for the

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. A flag station was exactly that: passengers wanting to board had to flag the train down. The land for the site was obtained from W.F. Birch. The railroad reached here in 1913, and the name comes from the surnames of two real estate developers, Connacher and Richardson . The

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took over the line in 1918. That year, a 30,000 bushel grain elevator was also built. A post office operated at this site from August 15, 1925, to December 12, 1960.

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In the

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conducted by

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, Conrich had a population of 15 living in 7 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of Conrich according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 21, a decrease from its 2013 municipal census population of 26.

References

:#Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). ''Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta'', University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta. :#Read, Tracey (1983). ''Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View'', Calgary, Alberta. Calgary Region Designated places in Alberta Hamlets in Alberta Rocky View County {{CalgaryRegion-geo-stub

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