Lomond | |
Official Name: | Village of Lomond |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 5 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Vulcan County |
Government Type: | Mayor–council government |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Brad Koch |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Lomond Village Council |
Leader Title3: | MLA |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
Established Date1: | |
Established Title2: | • Village |
Established Date2: | February 16, 1916 |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 1.19 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 178 |
Population Density Km2: | 149.3 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 50.3539°N -112.6408°W |
Elevation M: | 874 |
Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
Postal Code: | T0L 1G0 |
Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 845 Highway 531 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | McGregor Lake |
Lomond is a village in southern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Vulcan County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 845 and Highway 531, approximately 74km (46miles) southwest of Brooks and 49km (30miles) east of Vulcan. The village is a farming service community. Lomond was named for Loch Lomond, Scotland.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Lomond had a population of 178 living in 77 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 166. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Lomond recorded a population of 166 living in 73 of its 101 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 173. With a land area of 1.21km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]
The village is governed by a village council comprising a mayor, and two councillors, and is administered by a village chief administrative officer.
Lomond is home to the Lomond Lakers of the Heritage Junior B Hockey League. The team was added as an expansion team in the league for the 2018–19 season.
They originally played out of the Lomond Community Centre. In April 2018, issues were discovered with the centre's roof[4] and in May 2019, the centre was demolished.[5] The team currently plays its home games in Claresholm, 110 km west of Lomond.