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How to Find Us?
At the Hwy 2 Lacombe interchange, leave on the ramp to Hwy 12 east.
Continue 2 km east to Centre Street and travel north for two blocks. The Legion Branch #79 is east on 52 Avenue.
Canada
is one of the best countries in the world, and Lacombe is among the
"top ten" communities in Canada.
Harrowsmith Country Life magazine selected Lacombe as one of the ten prettiest towns in Canada.
The April (2002) edition of this magazine portrays Lacombe as,
"a prairie town whose past remains alive and whose future looks bright indeed."
Check our town at:
Town of Lacombe
Lacombe Stats
- Population 2008: - 10,552
- Municipal Status: Town
- County: Lacombe County #14
- School Division: Wolf Creek Regional Division
- Health Care Region: David Thompson Health Region
- Geographical Co-ordinates:
Located in Central Alberta
Latitude 52/28' and
Longitude 111/54'
- Elevation: 853 Metres (2,806 feet)
- Distances from Major Centres:
118 km south of Edmonton
161 km north of Calgary
18 km north of Red Deer
- Major Transportation Arteries:
East-West: Highway #12
North-South: Highway #2 and #2A
Railways: CP Rail
- Census Division: Alberta No. 8 - Census of Canada
- Climatic Zone: Alberta 3A
- Geology: Very rich farmland,
#1 soil to the East and West of Lacombe.
Relatively long growing season conducive to market gardens and
grain farming.
- Gravel and sand.
- There is oil in the entire county area.
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