Camrose Statistics and Facts

Provided below are items of interest about Camrose... hopefully! It is always difficult to tell what people will find interesting or useful. Please note that if you are looking for information related to business or industry, you may not find it here - it will probably be on the marketing research report. Special thanks to the Camrose Rotary Club for supplying some of this information. Comments about improvements for this page are VERY welcome!

Location

Camrose is located approximately 90 km southeast of Edmonton along Highway 13.

Latitude	53/01N
Longitude	112/50W
Elevation	740m or 2,430 feet above sea level

Climate

Mean Summer Temperature	11.66C
Mean Winter Temperature	-7.77C
Average Precipitation	16.2 inches or 41.4cm

Terrain

Gently rolling agricultural parkland

Population

2005 Census Statistics

Families and Dwellings (2006)

Characteristics	Camrose	Alberta
Selected family characteristics
Number of married or common-law families	3,655	774,585
Average number of persons in married or common-law families	3.0	3.2
Median Family Income of married or common-law families $	55,031	65,041
Number of lone-parent families	655	130,265
Average number of persons in lone-parent families	2.5	2.5
Median Family Income of lone-parent families	27,290	32,763
Selected dwelling characteristics
Total - Number of private occupied dwellings	6,730	1,256,200
Number of owned private occupied dwellings	4,440	917,905
Number of rented private occupied dwellings	2,280	330,275
Average value of owned occupied dwellings $	112,152	159,698

Recreation

308 acres of parks
18 hole golf course
3 indoor ice arenas
curling rink
indoor aquatic centre
lighted ball diamonds, football and soccer field
racquet ball courts, tennis courts, and bowling lanes
performing arts centre
2 walking/running tracks - indoor
indoor soccer field

Churches

Varied Denominations - 16

Hotels and Motels

Locations - 10, Room Total - 450