Condor, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

52°19′35″N 114°33′19″W / 52.3264°N 114.5553°W / 52.3264; -114.5553CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 9Municipal districtClearwater CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • ReeveJohn Vandermeer • Governing body

Clearwater County Council

Jim Duncan
Timothy Hoven
Theresa Laing
Cammie Laird
Daryl Lougheed
Michelle Swanson
John Vandermeer

Elevation

960 m (3,150 ft)Population

(1991)^[1]

• Total99Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Condor is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County.^[2]

The hamlet is located in census division No. 9 and in the federal riding of Wetaskiwin. In 1938, they were still negotiating for a gravel road to their community.^[3]

The hamlet was named in tribute to the British Royal Navy ship HMS Condor.^[4]

Demographics

Condor recorded a population of 99 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

Notable people

Barry Mather, Canadian journalist and Member of Parliament (1968-1972)

References

^ ^a ^b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Rocky Mountain House Reunion Historical Society (1977). Days Before Yesterday : History of Rocky Mountain House district. Rocky Mountain House: Rocky Mountain House Reunion Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-88925-003-0. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 37.