Chestermere
Chestermere
Chestermere Lake (1977–1993) | |
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| City of Chestermere | |
Aerial view of Chestermere | |
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Location within Rocky View County | |
Chestermere Location of Chestermere in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′00″N 113°49′21″W / 51.05000°N 113.82250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Calgary Region |
| Census division | 6 |
| Adjacent municipal district | Rocky View County |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Summer village | April 1, 1977 |
| • Town | March 1, 1993 |
| • City | January 1, 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shannon Dean |
| • Governing body | Chestermere City Council
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| • CAO | Kent Edney |
| • MP | David Bexte |
| • MLA | Chantelle de Jonge |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 32.83 km2 (12.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,030 m (3,380 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 22,163 |
| • Density | 675/km2 (1,750/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2016) | 19,715 |
| • Estimate (2020) | 22,744 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 403, 587, 825, 368 |
| Highways | Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) |
| Website | chestermere |
Chestermere, originally named Chestermere Lake is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, within Rocky View County. It is largely a commuter town of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Region. The city, which surrounds Chestermere Lake, was known as Chestermere Lake from 1977 to 1993.