Lacombe, Alberta

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official_name = Town of Lacombe
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settlement_type = Town
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dot_map_caption =Location of Lacombe in Alberta
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 8
subdivision_type4 = County
subdivision_name4 = Lacombe
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Judy Gordon
leader_title1 = Governing body
leader_name1 = Lacombe Town Council
leader_title2 = MP
leader_name2 = Blaine Calkins (Cons-Wetaskiwin)
leader_title3 = MLA
leader_name3 = Ray Prins (PC-Lacombe-Ponoka)
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established_title = IncorporatedCite web| url= http://www.lacombe.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=334&Itemid=86 | title= History | author= Town of Lacombe | month= February | year= 2007 | accessdate= 2007-03-08]
established_date = 1896 (Village)
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established_date2 = 1902 (Town)
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population_total = 10742
population_density_km2 = 588.8
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timezone = MST
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latd=52 |latm=28 |lats=06 |latNS=N
longd=113 |longm=44 |longs=13 |longEW=W
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elevation_m = 850
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postal_code_type = Postal code span
postal_code = T4L
area_code = +1-403
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Highway 12
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website = [http://www.town.lacombe.ab.ca Town of Lacombe]
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Lacombe is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Red Deer, the nearest city, and south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area. The town is set in the rolling parkland of central Alberta, between the Rocky Mountains foothills to the west, and the flatter Alberta prairie to the east.

History

Lacombe is named after Father Albert Lacombe (28 February, 1827 — 12 December, 1916), a French-Canadian Oblate (Roman Catholic) missionary who lived among and evangelized the Cree and Blackfoot First Nations of western Canada. He is now remembered for having brokered a peace between the Cree and Blackfoot, negotiating construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway through Blackfoot territory, and securing a promise from the Blackfoot leader Crowfoot to refrain from joining the North-West Rebellion of 1885.

One of Lacombe's most famous residents was Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974. A local museum and park, Michener House and Michener Park, commemorate his legacy as one of Canada's most famous and influential Governors General.

Several times, the main street of this community has been used in films, since it was remodelled to resemble a town in the early 1900s. Lacombe's restored Edwardian buildings in the downtown, a historic Flat Iron building, a working blacksmith shop, and the Michener House Museum all provide visual backdrops for films and a taste of the history of the town.

Anna Maria Kaufmann, an international opera singer now living in Germany was raised in Lacombe. [cite web |url=http://www.lacombe.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1216&Itemid=101 |title=Grand opening of Anna Maria's Coffee Bar in LMC |accessdate=2008-04-19 |format=HTML |date=2008-02-01 |work= www.lacombe.ca]

Demographics

In 2006, Lacombe had a population of 10,742 living in 4,037 dwellings, a 14.5% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of km2 to mi2|18.24|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|588.8| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4808031&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lacombe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4808031 | title= Lacombe - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-12]

Education

The Canadian University College was first located near Lacombe in 1909 and continues to operate today.

Lacombe is home to many schools including the Lacombe Composite High school which is currently going under a large renovation planning to be done sometime in the 2009 year.

Economy

Nestled in one of Central Alberta's most fertile valleys between Calgary and Edmonton, the local economy includes a strong agricultural base supplemented by a the oil and gas industry.

The town is also home to the Lacombe Research Centre where the first livestock breed developed in Canada, the Lacombe hog, was produced. [cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/features/100days/story.html?id=191d76fa-7ae4-482c-82f2-ba07580fdf42 |title=First Livestock Breed Developed in Canada |accessdate=2008-04-19 |format=HTML |date=2005-05-27 |work=Edmonton Journal]

ee also

*Towns of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.lacombe.ca/ Town of Lacombe]

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Lacombe
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