Lamont is a town in

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 bordered ...

, Canada. It is located east of

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

at the junction of Highway 15 and Highway 831.

History

Settlement began in the 1880s. The area's location along the Victoria Trail, which was used by travellers between Edmonton and Winnipeg through most of the 1800s, aided the area's growing prosperity. This Victoria Trail was a road that ran south of the river, the so-called "plain lainstrail." (A better known alternative route under the same name ran along the north bank and is now memorialized by the Victoria Trail in Edmonton.) The town was named in honour of Canadian politician

John Henderson Lamont John Henderson Lamont (November 12, 1865 – March 10, 1936) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Horning's Mills, Canada West (now Ontario), the son of Duncan Carmichael Lamont and Marga ...

. Lamont was assigned a Royal Mail Canada post office in 1906, before being incorporated as a village in 1910. The Lamont Hospital opened in 1912, serving the entire region. On November 29, 1960, a school bus carrying students from nearby Chipman to school in Lamont was struck by a train, killing 17 students (15 girls and two boys). The collision occurred on the east side of town at a crossing just north of Highway 15 before 9:00 am.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...

, the Town of Lamont had a population of 1,744 living in 684 of its 743 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,774. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Lamont recorded a population of 1,774 living in 664 of its 695 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,753. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Media

The ''Lamont Leader'' is a weekly newspaper that serves Lamont.

Notable people

* Gene Achtymichuk (born 1932), professional hockey player * Del Thachuk (1936-2018), professional football player *

Brian O'Kurley Brian Alexander O'Kurley (born 7 March 1953) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. His background includes service in retail, education, Canadian Parliament, and administrative law. Born in Lamont, Alberta, O'Kurley ...

(born 1953), member of

Canadian Parliament The Parliament of Canada () is the federal legislature of Canada. The Crown, along with two chambers: the Senate and the House of Commons, form the bicameral legislature. The 343 members of the lower house, the House of Commons, are styled a ...

(1988–1993) * Muriel Stanley Venne (1937), Indigenous women's rights advocate *

Ed Stelmach Edward Michael Stelmach (; born May 11, 1951) is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Alberta, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and fluently spea ...

(born 1951),

Premier of Alberta The premier of Alberta is the head of government and first minister of the Canadian province of Alberta. The current premier is Danielle Smith, leader of the governing United Conservative Party, who was sworn in on October 11, 2022. The premi ...

(2006–2011)

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