:Camrose, Alberta

The area around Camrose was first settled by Europeans around 1900. At that time the nearby settlement of Wetaskiwin was a major centre for pioneers; typically, it was the last stopping-off point before they set out in search of nearby land. The site that was to be Camrose was about a day's journey from Wetaskiwin along the railroad, which made it a popular place on the route of pioneers. Soon businessmen and other settlers arrived to stay. The settlers came primarily from Scandinavian countries, such as Norway and Sweden, and many settlers also came from the United States. At that time the settlement was known as the hamlet of Stoney Creek. In 1904, Stoney Creek began receiving mail service, its first businesses began to open, and its first Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer (Constable "Blue" Smith) arrived.

On May 4, 1905, the community was incorporated as the Village of Camrose.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/CITY/0048/Camrose_Establishment_of_Village_1905_No25.pdf | title=Establishment of Villages | publisher=North-West Territories Gazette | date=May 31, 1905 | accessdate=August 16, 2021 | archive-date=August 16, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816052330/http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/CITY/0048/Camrose_Establishment_of_Village_1905_No25.pdf | url-status=live }} There is no factual evidence about the reason for the choice of the name Camrose, but it is generally thought that it was named after the Village of Camrose in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. On December 11, 1906, Camrose was incorporated as a town.

In 1906, Camrose opened its first newspaper, The Camrose Mail, which was replaced in 1908 by the Camrose Canadian,[http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ The Camrose Canadian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624112721/http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ |date=June 24, 2006 }}, which was published until 2018. In March 1907 the town erected a building for town administration, which also held its first police and fire station. In May 1907, it spent $10,000 on its schoolhouse.{{cite book|last=Camrose Board of Trade|title=Camrose : the rose of Alberta|year=1907|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=324660|access-date=June 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303122758/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=324660|archive-date=March 3, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} In October 1907 men from Alberta Government Telephones set up Camrose's first telephone exchange, and by 1908 about fifty residents had telephone access. 1911 saw the construction of Camrose's first power plant.

From 1905 to 1914, there was a great deal of railway construction in the Camrose area. Camrose became a bit of a railroad hub, sitting on railways that connected to Edmonton and Calgary, as well as many of the smaller towns in central Alberta, such as Vegreville, Stettler, Drumheller, and Wetaskiwin. By 1914, twelve passenger trains came through Camrose daily. In those days the growth of Camrose was strongly linked with the railway.

On June 26, 1912, the first building of the Camrose Lutheran College (known as Augustana University College from 1991 to 2004) was opened. Today the campus continues as the Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta.

During World War II, the Camrose Fairgrounds were converted to an army training grounds. About ten H-Shaped huts were built, as were mess quarters, a medical building and a storehouse. Thousands of Canadian boys came to Camrose to receive their basic training.

Camrose became a city on January 1, 1955. By 1958, Camrose had converted the old post office into the new city hall. In 1954, however, Camrose had sold the old town hall to the federal government, so in the interim the city council met for almost three years in the hall of the local Methodist Church.

Camrose has continued to expand, even as the significance of the railroads waned. It is now stretching out along Highway 13, and is becoming a major stop for travellers along that road. With the advent of the Big Valley Jamboree[http://www.bigvalleyjamboree.com/ Big Valley Jamboree] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616181441/http://www.bigvalleyjamboree.com/ |date=June 16, 2006 }} – Country Music Festival in Camrose it has become even more oriented towards tourism and hospitality.[http://www.tourismcamrose.com/13 Tourism Camrose] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506083205/http://www.tourismcamrose.com/13 |date=May 6, 2006 }} – Nature Tourism

Camrose was host to an Alberta Music Camp for upwards of 40 years, named MusiCamrose, until it later changed to MusiCamp Alberta, now hosted in Red Deer. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in the summer of 2007. It was founded by Peterkin.

On October 26, 2005, a single lottery ticket worth $54,000,000 (the second largest in Canadian history) was sold in Camrose. The ticket belonged to 17 oil industry workers.

In August 2006, Camrose held a Founders Day when four men were inducted as founding fathers of Camrose.

Camrose is situated about {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. Highway 13 runs through its centre. Camrose is located in a transitory region of Alberta, between prairie and boreal forest, known as aspen parkland. It is a major economic centre for many small farming communities in the surrounding area. The Stoney Creek runs through the city and flows into the Battle River south of the city.

Camrose has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb){{cite web|title=Climate Regions|url=http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geott/atlas/archives/english/3rdedition/environment/climate/030.jpg|website=FTP Home - Natural Resources Canada Archives|publisher=Natural Resources Canada (Archives)|access-date=26 March 2016|format=Image (JPE) FTP|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909022911/http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/geott/atlas/archives/english/3rdedition/environment/climate/030.jpg|archive-date=September 9, 2015|df=mdy-all}} and falls into the NRC Plant Hardiness Zone 3b.{{cite web|title=Plant Hardiness Zone by Municipality|url=http://www.planthardiness.gc.ca/?m=22&lang=en&prov=Alberta&val=E|website=Natural Resources Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=26 March 2016|archive-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313212349/http://planthardiness.gc.ca/?lang=en&m=22&prov=alberta&val=e|url-status=live}} Summers are warm with moderate rainfall while winters can be long and cold.

{{Weather box

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|Jan maximum humidex = 11.0

|Feb maximum humidex = 11.6

|Mar maximum humidex = 24.5

|Apr maximum humidex = 25.4

|May maximum humidex = 31.6

|Jun maximum humidex = 37.2

|Jul maximum humidex = 39.7

|Aug maximum humidex = 38.5

|Sep maximum humidex = 33.3

|Oct maximum humidex = 26.6

|Nov maximum humidex = 17.3

|Dec maximum humidex = 13.4

|year maximum humidex = 39.7

|Jan record high C = 11.1

|Feb record high C = 13.5

|Mar record high C = 25.1

|Apr record high C = 31.1

|May record high C = 32.5

|Jun record high C = 34.2

|Jul record high C = 36.7

|Aug record high C = 34.4

|Sep record high C = 33.0

|Oct record high C = 28.0

|Nov record high C = 21.1

|Dec record high C = 13.9

|year record high C = 36.7

|Jan high C = -5.8

|Feb high C = -3.5

|Mar high C = 1.5

|Apr high C = 10.7

|May high C = 17.0

|Jun high C = 20.4

|Jul high C = 22.9

|Aug high C = 22.3

|Sep high C = 16.7

|Oct high C = 10.2

|Nov high C = -0.3

|Dec high C = -4.5

|year high C = 9.0

|Jan mean C = -11.5

|Feb mean C = -9.6

|Mar mean C = -4.1

|Apr mean C = 4.5

|May mean C = 10.5

|Jun mean C = 14.5

|Jul mean C = 16.8

|Aug mean C = 15.8

|Sep mean C = 10.4

|Oct mean C = 4.1

|Nov mean C = -5.2

|Dec mean C = -9.9

|year mean C = 3.0

|Jan low C = -17.2

|Feb low C = -15.7

|Mar low C = -9.7

|Apr low C = -1.7

|May low C = 4.0

|Jun low C = 8.5

|Jul low C = 10.7

|Aug low C = 9.3

|Sep low C = 4.0

|Oct low C = -2.0

|Nov low C = -10.0

|Dec low C = -15.3

|year low C = -2.9

|Jan record low C = -47.2

|Feb record low C = -47.8

|Mar record low C = -42.8

|Apr record low C = -32.2

|May record low C = -11.7

|Jun record low C = -1.1

|Jul record low C = 1.0

|Aug record low C = -1.1

|Sep record low C = -16.1

|Oct record low C = -23.0

|Nov record low C = -35.7

|Dec record low C = -44.0

|year record low C = -47.8

|Jan chill = -54.0

|Feb chill = -52.0

|Mar chill = -47.0

|Apr chill = -29.0

|May chill = -15.0

|Jun chill = -3.0

|Jul chill = 0.0

|Aug chill = 0.0

|Sep chill = -12.0

|Oct chill = -26.0

|Nov chill = -44.0

|Dec chill = -50.0

|year chill = -54.0

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|Jan precipitation mm = 22.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 13.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 22.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 28.9

|May precipitation mm = 41.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 74.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 85.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 51.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 39.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 23.5

|Nov precipitation mm = 18.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 15.4

|year precipitation mm = 438.1

|rain colour= green

|Jan rain mm = 0.8

|Feb rain mm = 0.3

|Mar rain mm = 1.4

|Apr rain mm = 18.4

|May rain mm = 38.0

|Jun rain mm = 74.4

|Jul rain mm = 85.8

|Aug rain mm = 51.5

|Sep rain mm = 39.6

|Oct rain mm = 13.2

|Nov rain mm = 2.0

|Dec rain mm = 0.9

|year rain mm = 326.3

|Jan snow cm = 21.6

|Feb snow cm = 13.4

|Mar snow cm = 21.7

|Apr snow cm = 10.5

|May snow cm = 3.2

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 0.2

|Oct snow cm = 10.5

|Nov snow cm = 16.8

|Dec snow cm = 15.6

|year snow cm = 113.5

|source 1 = Environment Canada

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| date = April 19, 2016

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{{cite book | title=Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 | volume=Sessional Paper No. 17a | year=1907 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | page=100 | chapter=Table IX: Population of cities, towns and incorporated villages in 1906 and 1901 as classed in 1906}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1911 | volume=I | year=1912 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=2–39 | chapter=Table I: Area and Population of Canada by Provinces, Districts and Subdistricts in 1911 and Population in 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1916 | volume=Population and Agriculture | year=1918 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=77–140 | chapter=Table I: Population of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta by Districts, Townships, Cities, Towns, and Incorporated Villages in 1916, 1911, 1906, and 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1921 | year=1922 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=169–215 | chapter=Table 8: Population by districts and sub-districts according to the Redistribution Act of 1914 and the amending act of 1915, compared for the census years 1921, 1911 and 1901}}{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1926 | volume=Census of Alberta, 1926 | year=1927 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=565–567 | chapter=Table 7: Population of cities, towns and villages for the province of Alberta in census years 1901–26, as classed in 1926}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1931 | year=1932 | publisher=Government of Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=98–102 | chapter=Table 12: Population of Canada by provinces, counties or census divisions and subdivisions, 1871–1931}}{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 | volume=I: Population and Agriculture | year=1938 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=833–836 | chapter=Table 4: Population in incorporated cities, towns and villages, 1901–1936}}{{cite book | title=Eighth Census of Canada, 1941 | volume=II: Population by Local Subdivisions | year=1944 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=134–141 | chapter=Table 10: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1941}}{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | pages=401–414 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1926–1946}}{{cite book | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | volume=I: Population, General Characteristics | year=1953 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.73–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1951}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=Population, Counties and Subdivisions | year=1957 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}

{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-02-08 | archive-date=July 22, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722143610/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | url-status=live }}{{cite book | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=I: Population | year=1963 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.77–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961}}{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1966 | volume=Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966 | year=1968 | publisher=Dominion Bureau of Statistics | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966}}{{cite book | title=1971 Census of Canada | volume=I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) | year=1973 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=2.102–2.111 | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971}}{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | volume=I: Population, Geographic Distributions | year=1977 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=3.40–3.43| chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) | year=1982 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=4.1–4.10| chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 | isbn=0-660-51095-2}}{{cite book | title=Census Canada 1986 | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta) | year=1987 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | page=2.1–2.10 | chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 | isbn=0-660-53463-0}}{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}{{cite book | title=96 Census | volume=A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts | year=1997 | publisher=Statistics Canada | location=Ottawa | pages=136–146 | chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-59283-5}}{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=Statistics Canada | access-date=2012-04-02 | archive-date=August 21, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821141306/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-01-06 | access-date=2012-04-02 | archive-date=June 24, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624203911/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | url-status=live }}

|1906|412

|1911|1586

|1916|1692

|1921|1892

|1926|2002

|1931|2258

|1936|2263

|1941|2598

|1946|2967

|1951|4131

|1956|5817

|1961|6939

|1966|8362

|1971|8673

|1976|10104

|1981|12570

|1986|12968

|1991|13420

|1996|13728

|2001|14854

|2006|15620

|2011|17286

|2016|18742

|2021|18772

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Camrose had a population of 18,772 living in 8,136 of its 8,747 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:18772-18742}}|18742|1}} from its 2016 population of 18,742. With a land area of {{cvt|41.67|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|18772|41.67|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022 | archive-date=March 7, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307040244/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | url-status=live }}

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Camrose had a population of 18,742 living in 8,055 of its 8,520 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:18742-17286}}|17286|1}} from its 2011 population of 17,286. With a land area of {{convert|42.62|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|18742|42.62|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017 | archive-date=February 11, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082610/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | url-status=live }}

The population of the City of Camrose according to its 2016 municipal census is 18,044,{{cite book | url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | title=2016 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | isbn=978-1-4601-3127-5 | access-date=January 28, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155759/http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | archive-date=January 16, 2017 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }} a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:18044-18038}}|18038|2}} from its 2014 municipal census population of 18,038.{{cite book | url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2015_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | title=2015 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | isbn=978-1-4601-2630-1 | access-date=January 28, 2017 | archive-date=October 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004185447/http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2015_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf | url-status=live }}

The primary ancestries are Scandinavian (26.3%), German (25.6%), English (20.2%), Scottish (17.6%), Irish (14.4%), and Aboriginal (3.5%).{{cite web | title = Camrose | work = Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census – 20% Sample Data | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = 2008-01-15 | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89122&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&Theme=73&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838053 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115153455/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89122&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&Theme=73&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838053 | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 15, 2013 | access-date = 2008-02-06 }}

English is the first language of 90% of the population. About 2.1% of residents said German, 1.1% said Ukrainian, 1.0% said French, and 0.7% said Spanish was their first language. The next most common languages were Chinese and Dutch at 0.6% each, followed by Danish and Norwegian at 0.4% each, Swedish at 0.3%, and Lao at 0.2%.{{cite web | title = Camrose | work = Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses – 20% Sample Data | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = 2007-11-20 | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838053 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115152606/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89201&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=838053 | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 15, 2013 | access-date = 2008-02-06 }}

The 2001 census found 85% of residents identified as Christian, while 14% had no religious affiliation. For specific denominations Statistics Canada found that 24% of residents identified as Roman Catholic, while 20% identified as Lutheran, and 19% identified with the United Church of Canada. Among the less numerous denominations, 4% identified as Anglican, and about 2% each identified as Baptist and Pentecostal.{{cite web | title = Camrose | work = Religion (95A), Age Groups (7A) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1991 and 2001 Censuses – 20% Sample Data | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = 2007-03-01 | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=55822&APATH=3&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=56&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0&GID=431641 | access-date = 2008-02-06 | archive-date = October 18, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151018193245/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?Temporal=2001&PID=55822&APATH=3&METH=1&PTYPE=55440&THEME=56&FOCUS=0&AID=0&PLACENAME=0&PROVINCE=0&SEARCH=0&GC=99&GK=NA&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&FL=0&RL=0&FREE=0&GID=431641 | url-status = dead }}

The Camrose Recreation Centre, a multi-purpose sporting facility, officially opened on September 28, 2007. The complex includes the 2,500 seat Encana Arena (home of the Camrose Kodiaks of the AJHL and the Augustana Vikings of the ACAC), and the 300+ seat Border Paving arena. The facility also boasts a three lane fitness track, fitness centre, physiotherapy clinic, physiotherapy lab, children's play room, meeting rooms, offices, and food and beverage facilities. Attached to this facility is the Max McLean Arena (former home of the Viking Cup, the Vikings and the Kodiaks), as well as the Camrose Aquatic Centre and curling rink.

Other recreational facilities include the Camrose Community Centre (walking track and indoor soccer centre), spray park, Camrose Skate Park, Kinsmen Park (which includes tennis courts, three fastball fields, football field, beach volleyball courts, a 2.2 km walking path), and Rudy Swanson Park, home to various soccer facilities and recreational groups.

Camrose has a large urban trail system which winds through Stoney Creek Valley. The total trail length is approximately 10.2 km.

Camrose is also home to a wide variety of sports clubs including figure skating, baseball, football, fastball, hockey and swimming to name a few. The Camrose Ski Club, founded in 1911, is the oldest cross-country ski club in Canada, and has produced many elite level athletes including several Olympians.{{Cite web|url=http://skimuseum.ca/documents/camroseskiclub.pdf|title=Canadian Ski Museum|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072749/http://skimuseum.ca/documents/camroseskiclub.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.camroseskiclub.com/about-us/|title=Camrose Ski Club {{!}} About Us|website=www.camroseskiclub.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-22}}

Camrose is known colloquially as the "Rose City" due to the large number of wild roses which grow in the surrounding parklands. Developed to withstand the Alberta climate, the Camrose Rose was introduced to the city in 1995. Local rose grower Jerry Twomey bred and patented this variety of rose to honour his birthplace. The variety may be seen on display at the Bill Fowler Centre.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

• Jubilee Park is often used by the community, located in a valley and featuring barbecue shelters, a wandering stream and wide open space.
• Mirror Lake sits in the centre of the city. Once a reservoir for the electrical plants which powered the city, the man-made lake was later home to two species of swan: the trumpeter and the Polish mute. The City of Camrose provided a winter shelter to the clipped birds. These swans called Camrose home for over twenty years. In September 2019, City Council voted to end the swan program due primarily to ethical concerns of keeping wild animals confined for five to six months a year, as well as managing offspring and trading the birds every three years.
• Mirror Lake Park is the focal point of the Camrose urban parks system. Located on the edge of Mirror Lake, it is the home of the Bill Fowler Centre which contains the Chamber of Commerce office and the Tourist Information Centre. The Bill Fowler Centre features a nature mural, carved out of red brick. The mural features many of the animals which are indigenous to the Mirror Lake area.
• Mirror Lake flows from Stoney Creek, which wanders through the city, and provides a river valley for viewing wildlife through paved walking paths.

The current mayor in Camrose is PJ Stasko, and Malcolm Boyd is the city's manager. The Camrose City Council is made up of the mayor and eight elected councillors, all at large. The current MP is Damien Kurek, and the current MLA is Jackie Lovely.

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The Camrose Police Service (CPS; {{Langx|fr|Service de police de Camrose}}) is the municipal law enforcement agency for the City of Camrose. Planning for Camrose's first municipal police service began in 1955 after incorporating as a city.{{cite web | url=https://camrosepoliceservice.ca/administration/our-history/ | title=Our History | publisher=Camrose Police Service | accessdate=December 19, 2021 | archive-date=December 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219213226/https://camrosepoliceservice.ca/administration/our-history/ | url-status=live }} The CPS officially began operating on July 1, 1956 with Howard Martin serving as its first chief of police. Its current chief of police is Dean LaGrange.{{Cite web | url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/new-calgary-police-chief-mark-neufeld-sworn-in-1.4459297 | title=New Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld sworn in | date=June 10, 2019 | access-date=December 19, 2021 | archive-date=December 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219212924/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/new-calgary-police-chief-mark-neufeld-sworn-in-1.4459297 | url-status=live }}

Camrose is served by Camrose Airport.

Camrose's water supply comes from nearby Driedmeat Lake.{{Cite web|url = http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/OFR/PDF/OFR_1942_01.PDF|title = Camrose Water Supply|date = 1942|access-date = October 8, 2015|website = Alberta Geological Survey|publisher = Government of Alberta|last = Allen|first = J.A|archive-date = February 23, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120223081821/http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/OFR/PDF/OFR_1942_01.pdf|url-status = live}}

Three authorities provide secondary schooling in Camrose, including the Battle River School Division (BRSD), Conseil Scolaire Centre-Nord (CSCN) and Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS). The BRSD operates 37 schools in Camrose and the surrounding area. EICS operates one elementary school (St. Patrick Catholic School) and one junior/senior high-school (Our Lady of Mount Pleasant Catholic School). CSCN operates one school (École des Fondateurs){{cite web |title=École des Fondateurs |url=https://df.centrenord.ab.ca/ |website=Centrenord |access-date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923083229/https://df.centrenord.ab.ca/ |url-status=live }}.File:Camrose Lutheran College.jpg

The primary post-secondary institution in Camrose is the Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta (formerly known as Augustana University College). Established in 1910 by Norwegian settlers, under the name Camrose Lutheran College.

In 2006, the university celebrated its first fourth generation graduate.

Camrose also hosts the Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute,{{cite web|url=http://www.clbi.edu/|title=Canadian Lutheran Bible Institute|access-date=July 27, 2005|archive-date=October 25, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025170322/http://www.clbi.edu/|url-status=live}} and formerly Gardner College (previously known as Gardner Bible College and Alberta Bible Institute).

Camrose is served by two local papers. Formerly, the weekly Camrose Canadian, was published up until August 9, 2018 when its parent company announced that it was ceasing production. The weekly Camrose Booster and the small daily, Camrose Morning News. There is also a local Christian paper published monthly called "Crosswalk".

Camrose is also home to two radio stations. The first is AM station 840 CFCW. Despite having a studio in West Edmonton Mall, CFCW still has its main broadcast studio in Camrose.

The second station is the much-newer FM station, New Country 98.1. Both stations are owned by Stingray Radio.

The City of Camrose has twinning agreements with several similar communities in Canada and around the world. These relationships are developed in part with a mind toward promoting goodwill, education, economic and tourist benefits.

• Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan – 1984{{cite web|title=Kamifurano Japan|url=http://www.camrose.ca/734/Kamifurano-Japan|website=City of Camrose|publisher=Government of Camroes|access-date=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100735/http://www.camrose.ca/734/Kamifurano-Japan|archive-date=February 28, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• Warwick, Queensland, Australia – 1974
• Saguenay, Quebec, Canada (formerly Chicoutimi) – 1978
• Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada – 1980

• Tyler Bouck, retired professional hockey player
• Brennan Evans, former professional hockey player
• Scott Ferguson, retired professional hockey player
• Josh Green, retired professional hockey player
• Deena Hinshaw, deputy Provincial Health Officer of British Columbia, former Alberta Chief Medical Officer
• Kenneth E. Iverson (1920–2004), computer scientist
• Parker Kelly, professional hockey player
• Justin Kirkland, professional hockey player
• Karl Stollery, professional hockey player
• Verlyn Olson, member of the Alberta Legislature from 2008 to 2015

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• {{cite book |editor1-last=Hambly |editor1-first=J.R. Stan |title=A light into the past: a history of Camrose, 1905-1980 |date=1980 |publisher=Gospel Contact Press |location=Camrose |url=https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/998838}}

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{{Geographic location

| Centre = Camrose

| North = Tofield

| Northeast = Ryley

| East = Viking

| Southeast = Bawlf

| South = Edberg

| Southwest = New Norway

| West = Wetaskiwin

| Northwest = Hay Lakes

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