Keoma is a

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in southern

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under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. Keoma is located approximately 35 km (21 mi) northeast of

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, on Highway 566, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) east of Highway 9 and 19 km (12 mi) north of the

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. ''Keoma'' is an Indigenous name for "over there", far away. The hamlet was settled in 1910 when the

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(CPR) opened up land for irrigation. It is assumed that the CPR named the site, but this is not definitive. The post office was in operation from January 15, 1910 to June 27, 1986.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Keoma had a population of 95 living in 37 of its 40 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 94. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of Keoma according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 89, an increase from its 2013 municipal census population count of 67. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Keoma had a population of 104 living in 38 of its 38 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 87. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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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