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Rural Minburn No. 27, County of Rural Minburn No. 27, County of T0B 3H0

Strome Alberta Information

Strome is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada, within Flagstaff County. It is located on Highway 13, approximately 58 km (36 mi) east of the City of Camrose. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on February 3, 1910. It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016. Strome’s name is believed to come from Stromeferry in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ 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 -10.8% from its 2016 population of 260. With a land area of 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 254.9/km2 (660.3/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ 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 14% change from its 2011 population of 228. With a land area of 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 282.6/km2 (732.0/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strome,_Alberta