Kirriemuir | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kirriemuir |
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: | 4 |
Subdivision Type4: | Special area |
Subdivision Name4: | Special Area No. 4 |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Special Areas Board |
Established Title: | Established |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 28 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
Coordinates: | 51.9228°N -110.3122°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Kirriemuir is hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4.[2] It is located on Highway 12, approximately 12km (07miles) west of Altario. It has an elevation of 730m (2,400feet).
Kirriemuir has a hall, a small general store with a post office and gas station, a playground, and two ball diamonds. The hamlet draws children from the greater area to participate on its softball teams during the summer months. One of the more popular events each year is the annual discing bonspiel, which is held at the Kirriemuir Hall. An older Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevator remains standing at the edge of the community and it is still in use, but by private owners as the railroad tracks have long since been removed.
The hamlet was named after Kirriemuir in Scotland.[3]
Kirriemuir recorded a population of 28 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]