Gleichen, Alberta

It was named after Lord Edward Gleichen in 1884.{{cite news|last=Lindman|first=Doris|title=Siding #12 brings settlers west|url=http://virtual.strathmorestandard.com/doc/Strathmore-Standard/strathmorestandard_20100203/2010020301/12.html#12|access-date=1 August 2013|newspaper=Strathmore Standard|date=3 February 2010}} Gleichen was originally incorporated as a village on January 24, 1899 and then incorporated as a town on May 6, 1910. After nearly 100 years as a municipality however, Gleichen dissolved to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of Wheatland County on March 31, 1998.{{cite web | url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/RMUN/0349/Wheatland_County_OC_61_98_1998_No6.pdf | title=Order in Council 61/98 | publisher=Province of Alberta | date=February 25, 1998 | access-date=October 10, 2015}}

During the formation of the province, Gleichen was large enough to have its own seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (see Gleichen provincial electoral district). Its population peaked at 668 according to the Canada 1921 Census.

Due to its proximity to the railroad, Gleichen was readily accessible to farmers and ranchers living in the area. Its mostly wooden structures however posed an increased risk of widespread fires. After the community burned a second time in 1912, many of its residents moved elsewhere, mostly to Calgary.

Gleichen experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/North_America_K%C3%B6ppen_Map.png Köppen climate classification map of North America (University of Melbourne)] Winters are long, dry and cold, while summers are short and warm. Precipitation is usually scant, with an annual mean of {{convert|336|mm|in}}.

A temperature of 46.1 °C (115 °F) was once said to have occurred in Gleichen on July 28, 1903. However, according to official meteorological records, the temperature that day had only reached 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). Gleichen has never officially recorded a temperature higher than 37.8 °C (100 °F). Otherwise, Gleichen would have held the record for the highest temperature in Canada until 2021.

{{Weather box

|location = Gleichen, Alberta

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|Jan record high C = 16.7

|Feb record high C = 22.0

|Mar record high C = 26.5

|Apr record high C = 31.1

|May record high C = 35.0

|Jun record high C = 37.2

|Jul record high C = 37.8

|Aug record high C = 37.8

|Sep record high C = 35.0

|Oct record high C = 31.0

|Nov record high C = 25.0

|Dec record high C = 21.7

|year record high C = 37.8

|Jan high C = −3.4

|Feb high C = -0.1

|Mar high C = 4.3

|Apr high C = 12.5

|May high C = 17.8

|Jun high C = 21.6

|Jul high C = 24.6

|Aug high C = 24.7

|Sep high C = 18.8

|Oct high C = 12.6

|Nov high C = 2.4

|Dec high C = -2.8

|year high C = 11.1

|Jan mean C = −9.4

|Feb mean C = −6.3

|Mar mean C = −1.9

|Apr mean C = 5.2

|May mean C = 10.4

|Jun mean C = 14.5

|Jul mean C = 17.0

|Aug mean C = 16.6

|Sep mean C = 11.1

|Oct mean C = 5.2

|Nov mean C = −3.3

|Dec mean C = −8.6

|year mean C = 4.2

|Jan low C = −15.4

|Feb low C = -12.5

|Mar low C = -8.1

|Apr low C = −2.0

|May low C = 3.0

|Jun low C = 7.3

|Jul low C = 9.4

|Aug low C = 8.5

|Sep low C = 3.4

|Oct low C = −2.2

|Nov low C = −9.1

|Dec low C = −14.3

|year low C = −2.7

|Jan record low C = -46.7

|Feb record low C = −47.2

|Mar record low C = −38.9

|Apr record low C = -26.7

|May record low C = -11.1

|Jun record low C = -2.8

|Jul record low C = 0.0

|Aug record low C = -3.5

|Sep record low C = -12.8

|Oct record low C = −28.0

|Nov record low C = -36.5

|Dec record low C = -43.3

|year record low C = −47.2

|Jan precipitation mm = 9.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 7.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 16.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 20.0

|May precipitation mm = 45.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 64.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 57.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 44.5

|Sep precipitation mm = 43.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 11.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 9.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 8.8

|year precipitation mm = 337.6

|Jan rain mm= 0.0

|Feb rain mm= 0.0

|Mar rain mm= 1.8

|Apr rain mm= 13.5

|May rain mm= 40.1

|Jun rain mm= 64.1

|Jul rain mm= 57.1

|Aug rain mm= 44.5

|Sep rain mm= 42.2

|Oct rain mm= 6.8

|Nov rain mm= 1.8

|Dec rain mm= 0.3

|year rain mm= 273.3

|Jan snow cm= 9.0

|Feb snow cm= 8.0

|Mar snow cm= 15.0

|Apr snow cm= 7.0

|May snow cm= 5.0

|Jun snow cm= 0.0

|Jul snow cm= 0.0

|Aug snow cm= 0.0

|Sep snow cm= 1.0

|Oct snow cm= 4.0

|Nov snow cm= 8.0

|Dec snow cm= 9.0

|year snow cm= 65.0

|source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web

|url =http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=2247&lang=e&province=AB&provSubmit=go&page=51&dCode=| title = Gleichen, Alberta| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010| date = October 31, 2011| publisher = Environment Canada| language = en, fr| access-date = August 8, 2014}}

|date=August 2010

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gleichen had a population of 314 living in 139 of its 168 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:314-324}}|324|1}} from its 2016 population of 324. With a land area of {{cvt|1.42|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|314|1.42|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 10, 2022}}

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gleichen had a population of 324 living in 137 of its 172 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:324-336}}|336|1}} from its 2011 population of 336. With a land area of {{convert|1.45|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|324|1.45|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=1301&SR=1&S=45&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0#tPopDwell | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 13, 2017}}

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

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• [http://www.gleichen.ca/ Hamlet of Gleichen]

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Category:Hamlets in Alberta

Category:Former towns in Alberta

Category:Designated places in Alberta

Category:Wheatland County, Alberta

Category:Populated places disestablished in 1998

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