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) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Alberta Time) |
| 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. It is surrounded by Rocky View County to the north, east, and south and adjacent to Calgary to the west. It is the third-largest city in the Calgary Metropolitan Region. The city, which surrounds Chestermere Lake, changed its name in 1993.