# Cadomin

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**Cadomin** /ˈkædəmɪn/ is a [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) in west-[central Alberta](/source/Central_Alberta), Canada, within [Yellowhead County](/source/Yellowhead_County).[1] It is along the [McLeod River](/source/McLeod_River) in the [foothills](/source/Rocky_Mountain_Foothills) of the [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains), approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of [Hinton](/source/Hinton,_Alberta) near the [Bighorn Highway](/source/Bighorn_Highway). It is served by a spur of the [Canadian National Railway](/source/Canadian_National_Railway).[2]

[Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada) recognizes Cadomin as a [designated place](/source/Designated_place).[3] It is in [Census Division No. 14](/source/Division_No._14,_Alberta) and in the riding of [Yellowhead](/source/Yellowhead_(electoral_district)). It is administered by Yellowhead County.[4]

## History

Cadomin's name is an [acronym](/source/Acronym) for 'Canadian Dominion Mining',[5][6] and the community gives its name to the [Cadomin Formation](/source/Cadomin_Formation), which forms a nearby prominent outcrop.

Cadomin is one of many communities in the [Alberta Coal Branch](/source/Coal_Branch,_Alberta) area that thrived from the 1920s to the 1950s. During the early 1930s, Cadomin's population peaked at 1,800.[7] Other Coal Branch communities included [Mountain Park](/source/Mountain_Park,_Alberta), [Luscar](/source/Luscar,_Alberta), [Mercoal](/source/Mercoal,_Alberta), and farther to the east, [Robb](/source/Robb,_Alberta), [Embarras](/source/Embarras,_Alberta), [Coalspur](/source/Coalspur,_Alberta), Coal Valley, Lovett, and Foothills.[8]

**Mining**

The Cadomin Coal Company began operations in 1917 and four [underground mines](/source/Underground_mining) were eventually developed, as well as a [surface mine](/source/Surface_mining) that operated from 1944 to 1950. The main coal seam, called the No. 1 Seam, averaged 33 feet (10 m) in thicknesses. The strata in the area are strongly folded and faulted, and the seam is strongly inclined to overturned, so a variety of methods were employed to work it.[9] The coal was sold primarily as [steam coal](/source/Steam_coal) for railroad use, and the Cadomin coal mines closed in 1952 due to declining markets as the railroads replaced [steam locomotives](/source/Steam_locomotive) with [diesel](/source/Diesel_locomotives).[10]

**Cadomin Quarry**, operated by the Lehigh Cement Company (formerly Inland Cement), continues to employ a small number of local residents.[11]

## Demographics

In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Cadomin had a population of 54 living in 27 of its 93 total private dwellings, a change of 35% from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[12]

As a designated place in the [2016 Census of Population](/source/2016_Canadian_census) conducted by Statistics Canada, Cadomin had a population of 40 living in 21 of its 92 total private dwellings, a change of 11.11% from its 2011 population of 36. With a land area of 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

## Attractions

[Cadomin Cave](/source/Cadomin_Cave), located several kilometres to the south, used to attract a number of tourists during the summer months, although it remains undeveloped. The caves have been closed since 2010 due to the fungus growth the bats developed.[13]

In the area around Cadomin, there are extensive trails for horse back riding, all-terrain vehicles and dirt biking. Mountain biking is becoming increasingly popular as well. Bird watching is a popular hobby, and there are also regular butterfly counts every year.

The scientific and naturalist communities spend a great deal of time studying the extensive wildlife including [bighorn sheep](/source/Bighorn_sheep), [grizzly bears](/source/Grizzly_bear), [moose](/source/Moose), [elk](/source/Elk), and other mountain species.

The fall provides numerous big game hunting opportunities for deer, moose and bighorn sheep.

## See also

- [List of communities in Alberta](/source/List_of_communities_in_Alberta)
- [List of designated places in Alberta](/source/List_of_designated_places_in_Alberta)
- [List of hamlets in Alberta](/source/List_of_hamlets_in_Alberta)

## References

1. Atlas of Alberta Railways. [The Coal Branch](http://railways.library.ualberta.ca/Excerpts-9-3-7/)

1. ["Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)"](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). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

1. Alberta Municipal Affairs. ["Yellowhead County - Municipal district Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090426043343/http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0482_1.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0482_1.htm) on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2008-06-27.

1. Temple, Robert D. *Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places*, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 324.

1. Alberta Speleological Society, [Cadomin Cave](http://www.caving.ab.ca/cadomin_cave.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090418181600/http://www.caving.ab.ca/cadomin_cave.htm) 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine

1. Ghost Towns. [Cadomin](http://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/alberta/cadomin.html)

1. [When Coal Was King: Coal Mining in Western Canada](http://www.coalking.ca/industry/historical_3.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927062213/http://www.coalking.ca/industry/historical_3.html) 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

1. Melnyk, N. 1942. Lower level operations in a thick steeply pitching seam at Cadomin Coal Mine, Cadomin, Alberta. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Transactions, vol. XLV, p. 208-223.

1. Kyba, Daniel and Jane Ross (2001). *Exploring the historic Coal Branch*. Calgary, Alberta: Rocky Mountain Books, 336 p. ISBN 0-921102-83-6.

1. Alberta Source. [Rockies, Coal Branch and Nordegg: Overview](http://www.albertasource.ca/abitalian/background/rockies_cb_overview.html)

1. ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

1. ["Cadomin Cave | Alberta Speleological Society"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120307090007/http://www.caving.ab.ca/cadomin). *www.caving.ab.ca*. Archived from [the original](http://www.caving.ab.ca/cadomin) on March 7, 2012. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

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