Strome is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
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 bordered ...
, 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
* AH13, Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highwa ...
, 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
Stromeferry () is a village, located on the south shore of the west coast sea loch, Loch Carron, in western Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Its name reflects its former role as the location of one ...
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
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. 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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To learn more about the history of Strome and surrounding areas, consider visiting it's expansive museum, called Sodbusters Archives Museum.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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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 government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
*List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 253 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 105 towns, 78 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 106 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include 2 ...
*List of hamlets in Alberta
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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