Strome is a village in East Central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located 58 km east of the city of Camrose

Camrose, Alberta

Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada, amid some of the richest farmland in the prairies. It is a relatively small city which originally grew up along a railroad and now grows along Highway 13. Camrose is a scenic community with many parks, leading to its moniker "The Rose City"...

, along Highway 13.

Demographics

In 2006, Strome had a population of 252 living in 114 dwellings

House

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, a 7.7% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.92 km² (0.355213985905132 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 274.5 /km2.

History

In 1905 the town site of Strome was developed, and it became a very successful farming community. In the fall of 1905 Max Knoll opened the first post office

Post office

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, under the name of Knollton, and set up the first general store

General store

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. The name of the post office was changed to Strome on July 1, 1906. A hotel

Hotel

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, a hardware store

Hardware store

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, and a church followed. Strome became an incorporated village

Village

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 on February 3, 1910.

Name

Strome's name is believed to come from Stromeferry

Stromeferry

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 in Ross & Cromarty

Ross and Cromarty

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, Scotland

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.

External links

• Village of Strome website