Canmore, Alberta
Canmore
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Town | |
| Town of Canmore | |
Canmore from Mount Lady Macdonald in May 2009 | |
| Nickname: Queen Town of the Rockies | |
Town boundaries | |
| Coordinates: 51°05′18″N 115°20′52″W / 51.08833°N 115.34778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Alberta's Rockies |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 |
| Adjacent Improvement districts | Improvement District No. 9 and Kananaskis Improvement District |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | January 1, 1965 |
| • Town | June 1, 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sean Krausert |
| • Governing body | Canmore town council
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| • CAO | Sally Caudill |
| • MP | Blake Richards (CPC) |
| • MLA | Sarah Elmeligi (NDP) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 68.47 km2 (26.44 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12.96 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,480 m (4,860 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Town | 15,990 |
| • Density | 233.5/km2 (605/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,268 |
| • Urban density | 1,023.7/km2 (2,651/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2014) | 13,077 |
| • Estimate (2020) | 14,798 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | +1-403, +1-587 |
| Highways | Highway 1 (TCH) Trans-Canada Highway Highway 1A Highway 742 |
| Waterways | Bow River |
| Public Transit Service | Roam |
| Website | www |
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Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately 81 kilometres (50 mi) west of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 to the north and east. With a population of 17,036 in 2023, Canmore is the fifth-largest town in Alberta.