Location

The City of Camrose is located in East-Central Alberta along Highway 13, 7.5 km east of the junction with Highway 21. Highway 26 meets Camrose on the east and Highway 833 on the north. Camrose is 88.5 km South East of Edmonton.

• Latitude: 53/01 N
• Longitude: 112/50 W
• Elevation: 740.6 meters or 2430 ft A.S.L

Communications

• Weekly Newspapers
• Camrose Booster
• Camrose Canadian
• Radio
• 98.1 FM – CAM-FM
• 780 AM – CFCW
• Cable TV
• Channel 10

Parks and Recreation

• Beautiful Mirror Lake winds through the centre of Camrose, complete with a fountain and resident swans
• A total of 308 acres of parks and playgrounds
• 18 hole golf course with modern club house & restaurant.
• 2 indoor ice arenas
• indoor aquatic centre with waterslide & outdoor spraypark
• lighted ball diamonds, lighted football and soccer fields
• racquetball courts, tennis courts, bowling lanes
• performing arts centre

Climate

• Mean Summer Temperature:
  11.6ºC
• Mean Winter Temperature:
  -7.7ºC
• Average Total Precipitation:
  16.2”/ 41.1cm

Terrain

Camrose is located in gently rolling agricultural parkland. Black loam soil to 35 cm.

Population

• City of Camrose: 16,000
  
• County of Camrose: 7,500
  
• Primary Trading Population: 140,000
  
• Total Trading Population: 91,000
  
  Educational Facilities
• 6 Public Schools
• 2 R.C. Separate Schools
• 1 County School
• 2 Bible Colleges
• 1 University (1000+ students)
• 1 Vocational Facility for Mentally Challenged

Restaurants

Camrose has 36 eating establishments.

Hotels and Motels

9 Locations for a total of 340 rooms.