Irma, Alberta Explained

Irma
Official Name:Village of Irma
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 7
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mervin Firkas
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Irma Village Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1908
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:May 30, 1912
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1.32
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:477
Population Density Km2:361.7
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:52.9136°N -111.2303°W
Elevation M:690
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:14
881

Irma is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 29km (18miles) northwest of Wainwright and 178 km southeast of Edmonton along Highway 14 and Highway 881.

History

The Village of Irma came into being in 1908 when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway came through. Irma was later incorporated as a Village on May 30, 1912. The village was supposedly named after the daughter of the GTPR second vice-president General William Wainwright.[2] Records show three major fires in the downtown area. These broke out in 1911, 1931 and 1963. Most of the buildings on the main street (now 50 Street) were reconstructed after the 1931 fire. Alberta's first rural high school was located in Irma; it was eventually replaced and the new school opened on November 4, 2019.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Irma had a population of 477 living in 207 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 521. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Irma recorded a population of 521 living in 221 of its 242 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 457. With a land area of 1.34km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Irma . . 407 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016.
  2. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 68.
  3. Web site: New Irma School building open. 2. Star News. November 8, 2019. December 13, 2019.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.