| Chipman | |
| Official Name: | Village of Chipman |
| Nickname: | Coyote Country |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Planning region |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Morris Langevin |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Chipman Village Council |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | October 21, 1913 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 246 |
| Population Density Km2: | 25.6 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.6991°N -112.6358°W |
| Elevation M: | 670 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 15 Highway 834 |
Chipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Lamont, 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Mundare, 70 km (44 mi) east of Edmonton, and 30 km (18 mi) northeast of the Yellowhead Highway entrance to Elk Island National Park.
Chipman was incorporated as a village on October 21, 1913.[2] The village has the name of Clarence Campbell Chipman, a railroad official.[3]
L.I.D. 27N4 administered the Chipman-Mundare area upon its first meeting July 14, 1906 with Councillors Michael Eleniuk (chairman), J. Wilinski, P. Bahry, and H. Theis (secretary treasurer). Councillors were paid $2 per day and the secretary treasurer's salary was originally $100. On January 25, 1913, the area became the M.D. of Pines No. 516 with Councillors A. Achtemychuk (chairman), E. Halberg, M. Kozak, W. Miskew, J. Jakubec and A. Lappenbush. M. Korczynski was secretary treasurer.
In March 1944, the M.D. of Pines No. 516 was united with the municipal districts of Wostok and Leslie to form the M.D. of Lamont No. 516. It was later renumbered as M.D. of Lamont No. 82 on April 1, 1945.[4]
On January 1, 1968, the County of Lamont No. 30 was incorporated through the unification of the Lamont School Division No. 18 and the M.D. of Lamont No. 82.[4] It was eventually renamed to Lamont County on January 1, 2000.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chipman had a population of 246 living in 122 of its 143 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 274. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chipman recorded a population of 274 living in 124 of its 145 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 284. With a land area of 9.61km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]