Carway, Alberta
{{Use MDY dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Carway
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|settlement_type = Hamlet
|image_skyline = Border crossing Canada 1959 (1).jpg
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|image_caption = Border crossing in Carway, Alberta
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Carway
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Alberta
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta
|subdivision_type3 = Census division
|subdivision_name3 = 3
|subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
|subdivision_name4 = Cardston County
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|government_type = Unincorporated
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|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = Cardston County Council
|established_title = Established
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|population_as_of = 2008
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|population_total = 2
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|timezone = MST
|utc_offset = −07:00
|timezone_DST = MDT
|utc_offset_DST = −06:00
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Carway is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.{{AltaML}} It is a port of entry into the U.S. state of Montana opposite of Port of Piegan.{{cite map | title=Your Official Road Map of Alberta | publisher=Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation | year=2014}} Just on the other side of the border is the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier County, Montana.
Located approximately {{convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Cardston. Carway is on the southernmost point of Highway 2, which becomes U.S. Route 89 in Montana.
The hamlet was named by William Roberts, the first officer in charge of the station, as a portmanteau of Cardston and highway.{{cite book|last1=Marden|first1=Ernest G.|last2=Marden|first2=Austin|title=Community Place Names of Alberta|date=2010|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1897472170|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbIYAwAAQBAJ|page=67}}
Climate
Carway has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with mild, rainy summers and cold, snowy winters with annual snowfall averaging {{convert|250.4|cm|in|abbr=on}}.
{{Weather box
|location = Carway, Alberta
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|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 16.7
|Feb record high C = 19.0
|Mar record high C = 24.4
|Apr record high C = 29.4
|May record high C = 30.0
|Jun record high C = 32.8
|Jul record high C = 38.0
|Aug record high C = 36.1
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 30.0
|Nov record high C = 24.4
|Dec record high C = 17.8
|year record high C = 38.0
|Jan high C = 0.8
|Feb high C = 1.0
|Mar high C = 4.8
|Apr high C = 9.9
|May high C = 15.0
|Jun high C = 18.8
|Jul high C = 23.6
|Aug high C = 23.5
|Sep high C = 17.8
|Oct high C = 11.5
|Nov high C = 4.0
|Dec high C = 0.3
|year high C = 10.9
|Jan mean C = -5.0
|Feb mean C = -4.7
|Mar mean C = -0.9
|Apr mean C = 3.9
|May mean C = 8.5
|Jun mean C = 12.3
|Jul mean C = 15.9
|Aug mean C = 15.5
|Sep mean C = 10.7
|Oct mean C = 5.2
|Nov mean C = -1.5
|Dec mean C = -5.2
|year mean C = 4.6
|Jan low C = -10.9
|Feb low C = -10.6
|Mar low C = -6.6
|Apr low C = -2.2
|May low C = 2.0
|Jun low C = 5.7
|Jul low C = 8.1
|Aug low C = 7.5
|Sep low C = 3.5
|Oct low C = -1.1
|Nov low C = -7.0
|Dec low C = -10.6
|year low C = -1.8
|Jan record low C = -43.3
|Feb record low C = -39.4
|Mar record low C = -36.1
|Apr record low C = -26.7
|May record low C = -14.4
|Jun record low C = -4.4
|Jul record low C = -3.0
|Aug record low C = -7.0
|Sep record low C = -15.6
|Oct record low C = -26.7
|Nov record low C = -34.0
|Dec record low C = -43.9
|year record low C = -43.9
|Jan precipitation mm = 25.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 28.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 45.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 53.1
|May precipitation mm = 78.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 92.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 39.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 44.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 51.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 29.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 33.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 27.8
|year precipitation mm = 550.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.0
|Feb rain mm = 0.0
|Mar rain mm = 0.5
|Apr rain mm = 12.1
|May rain mm = 59.0
|Jun rain mm = 91.6
|Jul rain mm = 39.9
|Aug rain mm = 42.9
|Sep rain mm = 45.2
|Oct rain mm = 7.2
|Nov rain mm = 0.9
|Dec rain mm = 0.5
|year rain mm = 229.8
| rain colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 25.4
|Feb snow cm = 28.6
|Mar snow cm = 45.4
|Apr snow cm = 40.9
|May snow cm = 19.5
|Jun snow cm = 1.3
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 1.2
|Sep snow cm = 6.0
|Oct snow cm = 21.8
|Nov snow cm = 32.9
|Dec snow cm = 27.4
|year snow cm = 250.4
|source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web |title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Carway |url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=Carway&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=2219&dispBack=1 |publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada |access-date=August 10, 2020 |language=en }}
|date=August 2010
}}
Demographics
The population of Carway according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 2.
See also
References
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Category:Alberta land ports of entry
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