Queenstown, Alberta facts for kids
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Queenstown
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 Queenstown
Location in Alberta
Queenstown
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 5 |
| Municipal district | Vulcan County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Population
(2007)
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| • Total | 8 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Queenstown is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Highway 1 and 92 kilometres (57 mi) southeast of Calgary.
Climate
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
34 (93) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13 (55) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2 (28) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15 (59) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6 (43) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.1 (4.8) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1 (30) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.2 (−35.0) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1 (30) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3 (27) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−25 (−13) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.4 (0.84) |
17.4 (0.69) |
24.6 (0.97) |
30.6 (1.20) |
58 (2.3) |
63.8 (2.51) |
54.3 (2.14) |
49 (1.9) |
40 (1.6) |
17.6 (0.69) |
18.3 (0.72) |
21.3 (0.84) |
416.2 (16.39) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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The population of Queenstown according to the 2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 8.
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