| Strome | |
| Official Name: | Hamlet of Strome |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Strome in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| 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: | Flagstaff County |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Flagstaff County Council |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1905 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (village) |
| Established Date2: | February 3, 1910 |
| Established Title3: | Dissolved |
| Established Date3: | January 1, 2016 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.91 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 232 |
| Population Density Km2: | 254.2 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.8078°N -112.06°W |
| Elevation M: | 693 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | T0B 4H0 |
| Area Code: | +1-780 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 13 Highway 856 |
Strome is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada, within Flagstaff County. It is located on Highway 13, approximately 58km (36miles) east of the City of Camrose. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910.[1] It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016.[2] Strome's name is believed to come from Stromeferry in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.[3]
Strome began developing as a farming community in 1905. Max Knoll opened the first post office, under the name of Knollton, and set up the first general store. 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.[4] To learn more about the history of Strome and surrounding areas, consider visiting it's expansive museum, called Sodbusters Archives Museum.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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.[5]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Strome had a population of 260 living in 113 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 228. With a land area of 0.92km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]