Condor
Condor, Alberta is located in Alberta
Condor, Alberta
Location of Condor in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°19′35″N 114°33′19″W / 52.3264°N 114.5553°W / 52.3264; -114.5553
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 9
Municipal districtClearwater County
Government
  TypeUnincorporated
  ReeveJohn Vandermeer
  Governing body
  • Jim Duncan
  • Timothy Hoven
  • Theresa Laing
  • Cammie Laird
  • Daryl Lougheed
  • Michelle Swanson
  • John Vandermeer
Elevation
960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
 (1991)[1]
  Total99
Time 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)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 37.


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