Lacombe, Alberta
Lacombe | |
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| City of Lacombe | |
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| Motto(s): "People, Pride, Progress" | |
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Lacombe Location in Alberta Lacombe Location in Canada Lacombe Location in Lacombe County | |
| Coordinates: 52°28′06″N 113°44′13″W / 52.46833°N 113.73694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | Red Deer |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | July 28, 1896 |
| • Town | May 5, 1902 |
| • City | September 5, 2010 |
| Named after | Albert Lacombe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thalia Hibbs |
| • Governing body | Lacombe City Council
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| • CAO | Matthew Goudy |
| • MP | Blaine Calkins (CPC), Ponoka—Didsbury |
| • MLA | Jennifer Johnson (UCP), Lacombe-Ponoka |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 20.59 km2 (7.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 855 m (2,805 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 13,396 |
| • Density | 650.8/km2 (1,686/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2019) | 13,985 |
| • Estimate (2020) | 14,109 |
| Demonym | Lacombian |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
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| Area code | +1-403 |
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| Website | www |
Lacombe (/ləˈkoʊm/ lə-KOHM) is a city in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and 125 kilometres (78 mi) south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area. The city 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.
Lacombe became Alberta's 17th city on September 5, 2010.