Irricana is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located in the wide-open spaces of the Canadian prairies, 53 kilometres (32.9 mi) northeast of Calgary

Calgary

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, and west of the Drumheller

Drumheller, Alberta

Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...

 badlands

Badlands

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 off Highway 9.

The name of the town is an acronym of "irrigation

Irrigation

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 canal

Canal

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s", which are found around the Irricana area. The closest neighbouring village is Beiseker

Beiseker, Alberta

Beiseker is a village in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Calgary. It is considered to be an outermost part of the Calgary Region and is included within Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area...

. Irricana is surrounded by the rural Rocky View County.

Due to its proximity to Calgary and Airdrie

Airdrie, Alberta

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, Irricana has generated interest among developers for residential subdivisions.

Previously a village, incorporated June 9, 1911, Irricana is gearing up to celebrate its centennial in 2011. This municipality changed its status to a town on June 9, 2005.

Demographics

In 2006, Irricana had a population of 1,243 living in 443 dwellings

House

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, a 19.2% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 3.18 km² (1.2 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 390.3 /km2.

External links

• Town of Irricana