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Edmonton (/ ˈɛdməntən / ⓘ ED-mən-tən) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the " Calgary ...
A parade celebrating the anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company in Edmonton, 1920.. The first inhabitants hunted and gathered in the area that is now Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, around 3,000 BC and perhaps as early as 10,000 BC, when an ice-free corridor opened up as the last ice age ended and timber, water, and wildlife became available in the region.
Demographics of Edmonton. Pop. According to the 2021 census, the City of Edmonton had a population of 1,010,899 residents, compared to 4,262,635 for all of Alberta, Canada. [24] The total population of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) was 1,418,118, making it the sixth-largest CMA in Canada. [25]
The Edmonton CMA is the largest of the 41 CMAs [a] in Canada by area, at 9,416.19 km 2 (3,635.61 sq mi). [5] In the 2021 Canadian census, it had a population of 1,418,118, making it the sixth largest CMA in Canada by population, with the second largest percentage increase in national CMA population (37.0% versus 37.3% for the Calgary CMA ) over ...
Downtown Edmonton is the central business district of Edmonton, Alberta.Located at the geographical centre of the city, the downtown area is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue and Rossdale Road to the south, and the North Saskatchewan River to the southeast.
On average Edmonton receives 2,299 hours of bright sunshine [14] per year and is one of Canada's sunniest cities. [4] The summer of 2006 was a particularly warm one for Edmonton, as temperatures reached 29 °C (84 °F) or higher more than 20 times from mid-May to early September.
1907-13 – real estate and construction boom. With amalgamation of Cities of Strathcona and Edmonton, the population of Edmonton grew to 72,500. [7] 1907 – Six miners die in a fire at the Strathcona Coal Company, near south end of today's High Level Bridge, the worst industrial accident Edmonton has suffered. 1908.
Pre-2019 Map of Edmonton and adjoining St. Albert and Sherwood Park. The City of Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada is divided into 7 geographic sectors [1] and 375 neighbourhoods, [2] not including those proposed and planned neighbourhoods that have yet to be developed.