Chestermere

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Chestermere
Chestermere Lake (1977–1993)
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City of Chestermere
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Chestermere
Location of Chestermere in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°03′00″N113°49′21″W / 51.05000°N 113.82250°W / 51.05000; -113.82250
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Calgary Region
Census division 6
Adjacent municipal district Rocky View County
Founded1884
Incorporated [1]  
 •  Summer village April 1, 1977
 •  Town March 1, 1993
 •  City January 1, 2015
Government
[2]
 • MayorShannon Dean
 • Governing body
Chestermere City Council
  • Mel Foat
  • Stephen Hanley
  • Sandy Johal-Watt
  • Blaine Funk
  • Shannon Dean
  • Ritesh Narayan
 • CAOPat Vincent
 •  MP Martin Shields
 •  MLA Chantelle de Jonge
Area
 (2021) [3]
 • Land32.83 km2 (12.68 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total22,163
 • Density675/km2 (1,750/sq mi)
 •  Municipal census (2016)
19,715 [4]
 • Estimate (2020)
22,744 [5]
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
T1X
Area code(s) 403, 587, 825, 368
Highways Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1)
Website chestermere.ca

Chestermere, originally named Chestermere Lake is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, within Rocky View County. It is largely a commuter town of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Region. The city, which surrounds Chestermere Lake, was known as Chestermere Lake from 1977 to 1993. [6]

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History

Early settlement

Prior to the 20th century, the area around what is now Chestermere Lake was settled by only a few farmers. When the Canadian Pacific Railway was established in the 1880s, more and more people came to settle in the west. To make farming more productive, settlers began to determine ways to irrigate their land. As a natural wetland, Chestermere Lake was considered to be perfect for use as a balancing pool for the Western Irrigation Block. [7] By 1907, a dam and canal system had been built, the wetland developed into a lake, and farmers began using the water for irrigation.

Summer village

Following the irrigation development, the lake began to be used for recreation. People would lease land from the Western Irrigation District (WID) (which took control of the land from CPR in 1944), [8] build cabins and stay on the lake during the summer months. In 1959, the Chestermere Cabin Owners Association (CCOA) was incorporated with approximately 50 members. [9] The CCOA held events, bought a fire truck for the community, worked to reduce pollution in the lake, planted trees, and arranged for electricity and natural gas for the cabins.

As more people began to live around Chestermere Lake, residents wanted to secure long-term leases. In 1975, the CCOA bought the land from the WID and then transferred it to the residents. By 1977, the lake boasted 120 permanent homes[ citation needed ] and gained official status as the Summer Village of Chestermere Lake on April 1, 1977. [10] [11] As a summer village, the residents of Chestermere gained more political influence and were able to begin adding services and amenities or encouraging infrastructure and developments such as fire and protection services, improved roads, a community hall, street lights, a recreation centre, local businesses and a golf course.

Town

By 1992, Chestermere's population had increased to 1,043 permanent residents. On March 1, 1993, the Summer Village of Chestermere Lake officially changed its status and name to the Town of Chestermere. [12] Becoming a town gave the residents more local and political authority. The town continued developing amenities and services for residents and its population has grown to 17,203 residents as recorded by its 2014 municipal census. [13] In late 2014, town council voted in favour of pursuing city status, which became effective January 1, 2015. [14]

City

Chestermere's town council voted to apply for city status on September 29, 2014 when it was the fastest growing Town in Alberta. [15] It became Alberta's 18th city on January 1, 2015. [14]

In December 2023, mayor Jeff Colvin, three of the six city councillors, and three administrators were removed from office by Alberta Municipal Affairs minister Ric McIver, after the city failed to comply with recommendations in a 2022 third party report. As of December 4, 2023, the city is governed by a provincially-appointed administrator. [16] [17]

Geography

Neighbourhoods

The city is organized into the following neighbourhoods. [18]

Demographics

Federal census
population history
YearPop.±%
1976210—    
1981487+131.9%
1986584+19.9%
1991926+58.6%
1996 1,911+106.4%
2001 3,414+78.6%
2006 9,564+180.1%
2011 14,824+55.0%
2016 19,887+34.2%
2021 21,425+7.7%
Source: Statistics Canada
[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Chestermere had a population of 22,163 living in 6,733 of its 6,925 total private dwellings, a change of

The population of the City of Chestermere according to its 2017 municipal census is 20,331, [27] a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Chestermere had a population of 19,887 living in 6,112 of its 6,250 total private dwellings, a change of

Ethnicity

Panethnic groups in the City of Chestermere (2001−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [28] 2016 [29] 2011 [30] 2006 [31] 2001 [32]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
European [lower-alpha 1] 12,18512,29010,1807,5753,115
South Asian 4,4852,8301,46544530
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2] 2,0301,9051,72051095
Indigenous 57061031529535
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 3] 7506752451750
African 5354301809545
East Asian [lower-alpha 4] 50553535522055
Latin American 42025010015510
Other/multiracial [lower-alpha 5] 6603352459025
Total responses22,15019,85514,8209,5603,415
Total population22,16319,88714,8249,5643,856
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Transportation

Chestermere is accessible on land through Trans-Canada Highway (Alberta Highway 1) and Chestermere Boulevard / 17 Avenue SE (formerly signed as Alberta Highway 1A). By air, the city is accessible through Chestermere (Kirkby Field) Airport. Calgary Transit provides bus service into Chestermere during the morning and evening rush hours. [33]

Attractions

Education

The public schools in the city are Chestermere High School, [35] Chestermere Lake Middle School, Prairie Waters Elementary School, East Lake School and Rainbow Creek Elementary School. Public schools in the city are run by the Rocky View School Division, which includes several other communities surrounding Calgary.

For publicly funded Catholic education, the city falls within the jurisdiction of the Calgary Catholic School District, which runs the St. Gabriel the Archangel school for grades 7-12 and Our Lady of Wisdom school for grade K-6.

Most educational needs beyond this (e.g. post-secondary education) are met within Calgary.

Contemporary issues

On August 1, 2007, the City of Calgary annexed an extensive tract of land from Rocky View County, which placed Calgary's eastern city limits one section (1.6 km or 1 mi) from the Chestermere's western city limits. [36]

Meanwhile, Chestermere's March 2007 Growth Study proposed annexation of, among other areas, the intervening land between Chestermere and the newly expanded Calgary boundaries. [37] On March 13, 2009, Chestermere's annexation was approved resulting in a shared municipal boundary with Calgary. [38]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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  36. ↑ Province of Alberta Order in Council 333/2007 (Calgary 2007 Annexation)
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  38. ↑ Province of Alberta Order in Council 130/2009 (Chestermere 2009 Annexation)
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