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Irma
Village
Village of Irma
Main Street
Main Street
Irma is located in Alberta
Irma
Irma
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census Division No. 7
Municipal district Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
Founded 1908
Incorporated  
 • Village May 30, 1912
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation
690 m (2,260 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 477
 • Density 361.7/km2 (937/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways 14
881

Irma is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 29 kilometres (18 mi) northwest of Wainwright and 178 km southeast of Edmonton along Highway 14 and Highway 881.

History

The Village of Irma came into being in 1908 when the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway came through. Irma was later incorporated as a Village on May 30, 1912. The village was supposedly named after the daughter of the GTPR second vice-president General William Wainwright. Records show three major fires in the downtown area. These broke out in 1911, 1931 and 1963. Most of the buildings on the main street (now 50 Street) were reconstructed after the 1931 fire. Alberta's first rural high school was located in Irma; it was eventually replaced and the new school opened on November 4, 2019.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Irma had a population of 477 living in 207 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of -8.4% from its 2016 population of 521. With a land area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 361.4/km2 (936/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Irma recorded a population of 521 living in 221 of its 242 total private dwellings, a 14% change from its 2011 population of 457. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 388.8/km2 (1,007/sq mi) in 2016.

Notable people

  • Parker Mackay (born 1994): AHL hockey player
  • Gord Mark (born 1964): NHL hockey player
  • Jean Paré (1927–2022): cookbook author and publisher
  • Carson Soucy (born 1994): NHL hockey player
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