Chestermere

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Chestermere | official_name = City of Chestermere | other_name = Chestermere Lake (1977–1993) | nickname = | settlement_type = [[List of cities in Alberta|City]] | motto = | image_skyline = Chestermere Alberta 2.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Aerial view of Chestermere | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = City of Chestermere Logo.svg | blank_emblem_size = 200px | image_map = 0356 City Chestermere, Alberta Locator.svg | map_caption = Location within Rocky View County | pushpin_map = Canada Alberta | pushpin_label_position =  | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Chestermere in [[Alberta]] | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Alberta]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of Canada#Alberta|Region]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Calgary Region]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of census divisions of Alberta|Census division]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Division No. 6, Alberta|6]] | subdivision_type4 = Adjacent [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|municipal district]] | subdivision_name4 = [[Rocky View County]] | government_footnotes = <ref>{{AMOS}}</ref> | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Shannon Dean | leader_title1 = Governing body | leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Chestermere City Council |1=Rob Wawrzynowski |2=Robert Schindler|3=Janelle Sandboe |4=Kiran Randhawa |5=Murray Grant |6=Ritesh Narayan}} | leader_title2 = CAO | leader_name2 = Kent Edney | leader_title3 = [[Current members of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]] | leader_name3 = [[David Bexte]] | leader_title4 = [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|MLA]] | leader_name4 = [[Chantelle de Jonge]] | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1884 | established_title1 = Incorporated<ref name=AMACityProfiles>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/CITY.PDF | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | title=Location and History Profile: City of Chestermere | page=36 | date=April 17, 2020 | access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> | established_date1 =   | established_title2 =  • [[List of summer villages in Alberta|Summer village]] | established_date2 = April 1, 1977 | established_title3 =  • [[List of towns in Alberta|Town]] | established_date3 = March 1, 1993 | established_title4 =  • [[List of cities in Alberta|City]] | established_date4 = January 1, 2015 | area_footnotes =  (2021)<ref name=2021census/> | area_land_km2 = 32.83 | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/> | population_note = | population_total = 22163  | population_density_km2 = 675 | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]] | utc_offset = −07:00 | timezone_DST = MDT | utc_offset_DST = −06:00 | coordinates = {{coord|51|03|00|N|113|49|21|W|type:cityregion:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = 1030 | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas|Forward sortation area]] | postal_code = [[List of T postal codes of Canada|T1X]] | area_codes = [[Area code 403|403]], [[Area codes 587, 825, and 368|587, 825, 368]] | blank_name = [[List of Alberta provincial highways|Highways]] | blank_info = {{jctname|province=AB|Hwy|1|name1=[[Trans-Canada Highway]]|noshield1=yes}} | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = {{URL|chestermere.ca}} | footnotes = | blank_emblem_type = Logo }}

'''Chestermere''', originally named '''Chestermere Lake''', is a city in the Canadian province of [[Alberta]]. It is surrounded by [[Rocky View County]] to the north, east, and south and adjacent to [[Calgary]] to the west. It is the third-largest city in the [[Calgary Metropolitan Region]]. The city, which surrounds [[Chestermere Lake]], changed its name in 1993.<ref name=history>{{cite web | url=http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=BasicReport&MunicipalityType=TOWN&stakeholder=356&profileType=HIST | title=Location and History Profile: Town of Chestermere | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | date=June 14, 2013 | access-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Early settlement === Prior to the 20th century, the area around what is now Chestermere Lake was settled by only a few farmers. When the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] was established in the 1880s, more and more people came to settle in the west. To make farming more productive, settlers began to determine ways to irrigate their land. As a natural wetland, Chestermere Lake was considered to be perfect for use as a balancing pool for the Western Irrigation Block.<ref>Jennifer Peddlesden, "Chestermere Lake and Its Beginnings" in Chestermere, A Home for All Seasons, (Chestermere, Town of Chestermere, 2005), 3-5.</ref> By 1907, a dam and canal system had been built, the wetland developed into a lake, and farmers began using the water for irrigation.

=== Summer village === Following the irrigation development, the lake began to be used for recreation. People would lease land from the Western Irrigation District (WID) (which took control of the land from CPR in 1944),<ref>{{cite book|last=Read|first=Tracy|title=Acres and Empires : a history of the Municipal District of Rocky View no. 44|year=1983|page=64|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=880651|access-date=2013-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080036/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=880651|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> build cabins and stay on the lake during the summer months. In 1959, the Chestermere Cabin Owners Association (CCOA) was incorporated with approximately 50 members.<ref>Audrey McDonald, "Chestermere Cabin Owners Association" in Chestermere, A Home for All Seasons, (Chestermere, Town of Chestermere, 2005), 18.</ref> The CCOA held events, bought a fire truck for the community, worked to reduce pollution in the lake, planted trees, and arranged for electricity and natural gas for the cabins.

As more people began to live around Chestermere Lake, residents wanted to secure long-term leases. In 1975, the CCOA bought the land from the WID and then transferred it to the residents. By 1977, the lake boasted 120 permanent homes{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} and gained official status as the ''Summer Village of Chestermere Lake'' on April 1, 1977.<ref name=SVincorp>{{cite web |url= http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/TOWN/0356/Chestermere_OC_298_77_1977_No13.pdf |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |title=Order in Council (O.C.) 298/77 |access-date=2010-05-27}}</ref><ref>Town of Chestermere Website. {{cite web |url=http://chestermere.ca/living_in_chestermere/history_of_chestermere |title=The Town of Chestermere » the History of Chestermere |access-date=2012-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317134332/http://chestermere.ca/living_in_chestermere/history_of_chestermere |archive-date=2012-03-17 }}</ref> As a [[summer village]], the residents of Chestermere gained more political influence and were able to begin adding services and amenities or encouraging infrastructure and developments such as fire and protection services, improved roads, a community hall, street lights, a recreation centre, local businesses and a golf course.

=== Town === By 1992, Chestermere's population had increased to 1,043 permanent residents. On March 1, 1993, the ''Summer Village of Chestermere Lake'' officially changed its status and name to the ''Town of Chestermere''.<ref name=townincorp>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/TOWN/0356/Chestermere_OC_115_93_1993_No6.pdf | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 115/93 | access-date=May 27, 2010}}</ref> Becoming a [[List of towns in Alberta|town]] gave the residents more local and political authority. The town continued developing amenities and services for residents and its population has grown to 17,203 residents as recorded by its 2014 municipal census.<ref name=2014census>{{cite web | url=http://www.chestermere.ca/Index.aspx?NID=100 | title=Demographics & Population | publisher=Town of Chestermere | access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> In late 2014, town council voted in favour of pursuing city status, which became effective January 1, 2015.<ref name=city />

=== City === Chestermere's town council voted to apply for city status on September 29, 2014 when it was the fastest growing town in Alberta.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bergen|first1=Patrick|title=Where Are The Top Ten Most Expensive Average House Prices in Alberta Canada?|url=http://www.thetopten.ca/statistics/where-are-the-top-ten-most-expensive-average-house-prices-in-alberta-canada/|website=TheTopTen.ca|publisher=www.URTech.ca|access-date=27 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627145554/http://www.thetopten.ca/statistics/where-are-the-top-ten-most-expensive-average-house-prices-in-alberta-canada/|archive-date=27 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It became Alberta's [[List of cities in Alberta|18th city]] on January 1, 2015.<ref name=city>{{cite web|last1=Markusoff|first1=Jason|title=Chestermere to uncork city status on January 1|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/chestermere-to-uncork-city-status-on-january-1|publisher=Calgary Herald|access-date=December 19, 2014|date=December 19, 2014}}</ref>

In December 2023, mayor Jeff Colvin, three of the six city councillors, and three administrators were removed from office by [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Alberta)|Alberta Municipal Affairs]] minister [[Ric McIver]], after the city failed to comply with recommendations in a 2022 third party report. The city was subsequently governed by a provincially-appointed administrator<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Dean |date=2023-12-04 |title=Chestermere councillors and managers fired by province, citing failure to fix dysfunction |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10147788/chestermere-councillors-fired-alberta-dysfunction/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Province dismisses Chestermere councillors and managers, citing failure to fix dysfunction |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/city-chestermere-mayor-councillors-dismissed-by-minister-1.7048890 |access-date=2023-12-04}}</ref> until a byelection was held in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-25 |title=Chestermere elects Shannon Dean as mayor, shuns fired regime |work=Calgary Herald|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/chestermere-elects-shannon-dean-as-mayor-shuns-fired-regime |access-date=2026-04-26}}</ref>

== Geography ==

=== Neighbourhoods === The city is organized into the following neighbourhoods.<ref>{{cite web|title=Town Map|url=http://www.chestermere.ca/DocumentCenter/View/405|publisher=Town of Chestermere|access-date=January 4, 2013|date=March 30, 2011}}</ref> <div style="width:65%">{{col-begin}} {{col-3}} ;Northeast * The Cove * Clearwater

;Northwest * Westmere * Westmere Commercial * Lakepointe * Bridgeport

;Southwest * Chesterview Estates * The Beaches * Lakeside Greens * Lakeview Landing * Rainbow Falls * West Creek * South Shore * Dawson's Landing * Chelsea * Waterford * Waterford Estates

;Southeast * Chestermere Estates * East Lakeview Shores * Estates of Chestermere * Kinniburgh North * Kinniburgh South * Lake Ere Estates {{col-end}}</div>

== Demographics == {{stack|{{Historical populations |title = Federal census<br/>population history |type = Canada |align = right |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = |footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<br><ref name=2011censusABmunis>{{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 (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2012 | access-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{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}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{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}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{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}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{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}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{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=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{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=January 6, 2010 | access-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/> |1976|210 |1981|487 |1986|584 |1991|926 |[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|1911 |[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|3414 |[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|9564 |[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|14824 |[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|19887 |[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|22163 }}}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the City of Chestermere had a population of 22,163 living in 6,733 of its 6,925 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:22163-19887}}|19887|1}} from its 2016 population of 19,887. With a land area of {{cvt|32.83|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|22163|32.83|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{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}}</ref>

The population of the City of Chestermere according to its [[Alberta municipal censuses, 2017|2017 municipal census]] is 20,331,<ref name=2017MAPL>{{cite book | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/2017%20MAPL%20Final.pdf | title=2017 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn=978-1-4601-3652-2 | access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref> a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:20331-19715}}|19715|1}} from its [[Alberta municipal censuses, 2016|2016 municipal census]] population of 19,715.<ref name=2016MAPL>{{cite book | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/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 13, 2018}}</ref>

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Chestermere had a population of 19,887 living in 6,112 of its 6,250 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:19887-14824}}|14824|1}} from its 2011 population of 14,824. With a land area of {{convert|32.94|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|19887|32.94|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{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}}</ref>

=== Ethnicity === {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" |+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Chestermere (2001−2021) ! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group ! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Chestermere&DGUIDlist=2021A00054806017&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806017&Geo2=CD&Code2=4806&SearchText=Chestermere&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806017&Data=Count&SearchText=Chestermere&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806017&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Chestermere&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806017&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Chestermere&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}} | 12,185 | {{Percentage | 12185 | 22150 | 2 }} | 12,290 | {{Percentage | 12290 | 19855 | 2 }} | 10,180 | {{Percentage | 10180 | 14820 | 2 }} | 7,575 | {{Percentage | 7575 | 9560 | 2 }} | 3,115 | {{Percentage | 3115 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] | 4,485 | {{Percentage | 4485 | 22150 | 2 }} | 2,830 | {{Percentage | 2830 | 19855 | 2 }} | 1,465 | {{Percentage | 1465 | 14820 | 2 }} | 445 | {{Percentage | 445 | 9560 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}} | 2,030 | {{Percentage | 2030 | 22150 | 2 }} | 1,905 | {{Percentage | 1905 | 19855 | 2 }} | 1,720 | {{Percentage | 1720 | 14820 | 2 }} | 510 | {{Percentage | 510 | 9560 | 2 }} | 95 | {{Percentage | 95 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] | 570 | {{Percentage | 570 | 22150 | 2 }} | 610 | {{Percentage | 610 | 19855 | 2 }} | 315 | {{Percentage | 315 | 14820 | 2 }} | 295 | {{Percentage | 295 | 9560 | 2 }} | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}} | 750 | {{Percentage | 750 | 22150 | 2 }} | 675 | {{Percentage | 675 | 19855 | 2 }} | 245 | {{Percentage | 245 | 14820 | 2 }} | 175 | {{Percentage | 175 | 9560 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | [[African-Canadian|African]] | 535 | {{Percentage | 535 | 22150 | 2 }} | 430 | {{Percentage | 430 | 19855 | 2 }} | 180 | {{Percentage | 180 | 14820 | 2 }} | 95 | {{Percentage | 95 | 9560 | 2 }} | 45 | {{Percentage | 45 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}} | 505 | {{Percentage | 505 | 22150 | 2 }} | 535 | {{Percentage | 535 | 19855 | 2 }} | 355 | {{Percentage | 355 | 14820 | 2 }} | 220 | {{Percentage | 220 | 9560 | 2 }} | 55 | {{Percentage | 55 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] | 420 | {{Percentage | 420 | 22150 | 2 }} | 250 | {{Percentage | 250 | 19855 | 2 }} | 100 | {{Percentage | 100 | 14820 | 2 }} | 155 | {{Percentage | 155 | 9560 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 3415 | 2 }} |- | Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}} | 660 | {{Percentage | 660 | 22150 | 2 }} | 335 | {{Percentage | 335 | 19855 | 2 }} | 245 | {{Percentage | 245 | 14820 | 2 }} | 90 | {{Percentage | 90 | 9560 | 2 }} | 25 | {{Percentage | 25 | 3415 | 2 }} |- ! Total responses ! 22,150 ! {{Percentage | 22150 | 22163 | 2 }} ! 19,855 ! {{Percentage | 19855 | 19887 | 2 }} ! 14,820 ! {{Percentage | 14820 | 14824 | 2 }} ! 9,560 ! {{Percentage | 9560 | 9564 | 2 }} ! 3,415 ! {{Percentage | 3415 | 3856 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" ! Total population ! 22,163 ! {{Percentage | 22163 | 22163 | 2 }} ! 19,887 ! {{Percentage | 19887 | 19887 | 2 }} ! 14,824 ! {{Percentage | 14824 | 14824 | 2 }} ! 9,564 ! {{Percentage | 9564 | 9564 | 2 }} ! 3,856 ! {{Percentage | 3856 | 3856 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |}

===Religion=== According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Chestermere included:<ref name="2021censusB"/> * [[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (9,000 persons or 40.6%) * [[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (7,130 persons or 32.2%) * [[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (3,155 persons or 14.2%) * [[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (1,615 persons or 7.3%) * [[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (760 persons or 3.4%) * [[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (400 persons or 1.8%) * [[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (30 persons or 0.1%) * Other (40 persons or 0.2%)

== Transportation == Chestermere is accessible on land through [[Trans-Canada Highway]] ([[Alberta Highway 1]]) and [[17 Avenue SE (Calgary)|Chestermere Boulevard / 17 Avenue SE]] (formerly signed as [[Alberta Highway 1A]]). By air, the city is accessible through [[Chestermere (Kirkby Field) Airport]]. [[Calgary Transit]] provides bus service into Chestermere during the morning and evening rush hours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chestermere – MAX Purple extension |url=https://www.calgarytransit.com/content/transit/en/home/rider-information/regional-transit/chestermere.html |website=calgarytransit.com |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>

== Attractions == * [[Chestermere Lake]] – Chestermere is well known for its lake. In the summer, it is used for waterskiing, wakeboarding, fishing and a variety of other water sports. It also provides day use parks for launching boats and family areas for the enjoyment of the outdoors.<ref>Town of Chestermere. [http://www.chestermere.com/crca/ Chestermere Regional Recreation Centre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124061041/http://www.chestermere.com/crca/ |date=November 24, 2005 }}</ref> Chestermere Lake is also home to the Calgary Yacht Club. * Chestermere Water Festival – The Chestermere Water Festival is an annual celebration of summer at the lake. *[[Cycling|Biking]] and [[skateboarding]] – Chestermere is connected to the Calgary bicycle pathway system at the south end of West Chestermere * Winter Festival – The Chestermere Winter Festival is an annual celebration of winter in a small city. * Chestermere Drive (by the canal) and has bike trails surrounding the lake, a [[Bicycle motocross|BMX]] park and a skate park. * Lakeside Greens Golf Course in Chestermere is a semi-private 18 hole golf course. * Camp Chestermere is a [[Christianity|Christian]] camp located on the southeast end of Chestermere Lake.

== Education == The [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]] in the city are [[Chestermere High School]],<ref>Municipal District of Rockyview. [http://www.rockyview.ab.ca/chestermerehg/ Chestermere High School] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104232130/http://www.rockyview.ab.ca/chestermerehg/ |date=November 4, 2005 }}</ref> Chestermere Lake Middle School, Prairie Waters Elementary School, East Lake School and Rainbow Creek Elementary School. Public schools in the city are run by the [[Rocky View School Division]], which includes several other communities surrounding Calgary.

For publicly funded Catholic education, the city falls within the jurisdiction of the [[Calgary Catholic School District]], which runs the St. Gabriel the Archangel school for grades 8-12 (as of September 2024) and Our Lady of Wisdom school for grade K-6.

Most educational needs beyond this (e.g. post-secondary education) are met within Calgary.

== Contemporary issues == On August 1, 2007, the City of Calgary annexed an extensive tract of land from Rocky View County, which placed Calgary's eastern city limits one section (1.6 km or 1 mi) from the Chestermere's western city limits.<ref>Province of Alberta [http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2007/807/2007_333.html Order in Council 333/2007 (Calgary 2007 Annexation)]</ref>

Meanwhile, Chestermere's March 2007 Growth Study proposed annexation of, among other areas, the intervening land between Chestermere and the newly expanded Calgary boundaries.<ref>''[http://www.chestermere.ca/images/uploads/TOC_GrowthStudy_032007.pdf Town of Chestermere Growth Study] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806182721/http://www.chestermere.ca/images/uploads/TOC_GrowthStudy_032007.pdf |date=August 6, 2009 }}'' March 2007, p. 26. Accessed July 5, 2008</ref> On March 13, 2009, Chestermere's annexation was approved resulting in a shared municipal boundary with Calgary.<ref>Province of Alberta [http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2009/309/2009_130.html Order in Council 130/2009 (Chestermere 2009 Annexation)]</ref>

== See also == *[[List of cities in Alberta]] *[[List of communities in Alberta]]

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == {{Wikivoyage}} {{commons category|Chestermere}} *{{official website|http://www.chestermere.ca}}

{{Adjacent communities | Centre = Chestermere | Northwest = [[Airdrie, Alberta|Airdrie]] | North = [[Irricana]] | Northeast = [[Keoma, Alberta|Keoma]] | East = [[Strathmore, Alberta|Strathmore]]<br>'''[[Brooks, Alberta|Brooks]]''' | Southeast = [[Cheadle, Alberta|Cheadle]]<br>[[Langdon, Alberta|Langdon]] | South = [[Indus, Alberta|Indus]] | Southwest = [[Okotoks]] | West = '''[[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]]''' }}

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