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Nacmine
Former hamlet
Nacmine is located in Town of Drumheller
Nacmine
Nacmine
Location in Town of Drumheller
Nacmine is located in Alberta
Nacmine
Nacmine
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Municipality Town of Drumheller
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code(s) 403, 587, 825

Nacmine is a community within the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. It was previously a hamlet within the former Municipal District (MD) of Badlands No. 7 prior to the MD's amalgamation with the former City of Drumheller on January 1, 1998.

Nacmine is located within the Red Deer River valley on South Dinosaur Trail (Highway 575), approximately 5 km (3 mi) west of Drumheller's main townsite and 112 km (70 mi) northeast of Calgary. The community is within Census Division No. 5 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot.

Population history
of Nacmine
Year Pop. ±%
1941 483 —    
1951 547 +13.3%
1956 371 −32.2%
1961 285 −23.2%
1966 338 +18.6%
1971 350 +3.6%
1976 333 −4.9%
1981 389 +16.8%
1986 391 +0.5%
1991 447 +14.3%
1996 489 +9.4%
2001 513 +4.9%
Source: Statistics Canada
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