Raymond, Alberta

Raymond
Town
Town of Raymond

Former sugar beet processing factory, converted into a grain storage when acquired by Parrish & Heimbecker
Nickname(s): Sugar City
Motto: Home of the First Stampede
Raymond

Location of Raymond in Alberta

Coordinates: 49°27′57″N 112°39′03″W / 49.46583°N 112.65083°W / 49.46583; -112.65083Coordinates: 49°27′57″N 112°39′03″W / 49.46583°N 112.65083°W / 49.46583; -112.65083
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 2
Municipal district County of Warner No. 5
Incorporated[1]  
 • Village May 30, 1902
 • Town July 1, 1903
Government[2]
 • Mayor George Bohne
 • Governing body
Area (2011)[3]
 • Total 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 960 m (3,150 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 3,743
 • Density 546.1/km2 (1,414/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span T0K 2S0
Area code(s) +1-403
Highways Highway 52
Highway 845
Waterways Milk River Ridge Reservoir
Website Official website

Raymond is a town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada. It is located in southern Alberta south of Lethbridge on Highway 52. Raymond is known for its annual rodeo and its large Mormon population.[5] The sole high school in the town, Raymond High School, is known for its sports achievements in basketball, Canadian football, and women's rugby union.

History

Raymond was founded in 1901 by mining magnate and industrialist Jesse Knight, who named the town after his son, Raymond. Knight's plans to build a sugar factory based on locally grown sugar beets attracted 1,500 settlers in a few years.[6]

Raymond's last historic grain elevator. Demolished 2009

Raymond was incorporated as a village in the Northwest Territories (NWT) on May 30, 1902.[7][8] It incorporated as a town in the NWT 13 months later on July 1, 1903.[9][8]

Demographics

The Town of Raymond's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 4,202, a 1.5% change from its 2015 municipal census population of 4,139.[10]

In the 2011 Census, the Town of Raymond had a population of 3,743 living in 1,165 of its 1,235 total dwellings, a 16.1% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 3,225. With a land area of 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 546.4/km2 (1,415.2/sq mi) in 2011.[3]

In 2006, the town had a population of 3,205 living in 1,085 dwellings, a 0.2% increase over its population of 3,200 in 2001. The town had a land area of 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi) and a population density of 674.1/km2 (1,746/sq mi).[11]

Visible minorities

As of 2006, approximately 3.0% of the town's population were visible minorities. Of those minorities, 50 people identified themselves as Japanese, 40 as Black, and 10 as South Asian.[11]

Aboriginals

In 2006, there were 110 Aboriginal Canadians resident in the town.[11]

Religion

A majority of Raymondites are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[12] In the town, there are three LDS Church meetinghouses and ten separate congregations, composing one stake.[5] (The closest LDS Church temple, the Cardston Alberta Temple, is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest in Cardston.) Raymond also has Baptist, Mennonite, and United Church of Canada congregations. Until its temple was relocated to Lethbridge in 2006, the Raymond Buddhist Church was the oldest continually used Buddhist sanctuary in Canada.[13]

Charitable giving

Statistics Canada has reported that Raymond ranks among the top five communities in Canada for the highest level of charitable donations per capita, which is partially due to the town population's high rate of tithes given to the LDS Church.[12]

Attractions

In 1902, one year after it was founded, Raymond held an outdoor rodeo and called it a stampede; this was Canada's first organized rodeo event. Since the inaugural event, the Raymond Stampede has been held on June 30 or July 1 every summer.

Raymond Heritage Days is held annually during the first week of July to celebrate the founding of Raymond. Events and activities include family softball, fireworks, midnight golfing, downtown games with bounce houses, a pancake breakfast, and a Canada Day parade, in addition to the Raymond Stampede.

Raymond is home to the Raymond Judo Club, the first Judo club in Alberta. The club was formed by Yoshio Katsuta in 1943.

The Raymond Aquatic Centre opened in 2010. It features two small waterslides, a junior Olympic-sized pool for lane swimming, diving boards, a climbing wall, a baby pool, and an eating area. The aquatic centre holds 1,000,000 litres of water during the summer and attracts up to 500 visitors a day.

The Raymond Buddhist Church is the oldest building in Raymond and the only remaining structure from the town's pioneer days.[13]

The Raymond Community Centre contains the town hall, the Raymond Public Library, and the Broadway Theatre.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Town of Raymond" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 513. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Raymond Alberta Stake, lds.org, accessed 2011-05-20.
  6. ↑ Hicken, John R (1968). Events Leading to the Settlement of the Communities of Cardston, Magrath, Stirling and Raymond, Alberta. Logon, Utah: Utah State University. p. 81.
  7. ↑ "Order in Council 151/02" (PDF). Government of the North-West Territories of Canada. 1902-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  8. 1 2 "Town of Raymond – Location and History Profile". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  9. ↑ "Order in Council 234/03" (PDF). Government of the North-West Territories of Canada. 1903-06-20. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Town of Raymond Census Results – 2016" (PDF). Town of Raymond. August 29, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Statistics Canada (2010-02-05). "2006 Community Profiles – Raymond". Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  12. 1 2 Brigham Y. Card, "Mormons", in Paul R. Magocsi ed., Encyclopedia of Canada's peoples (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999, ISBN 978-0-8020-2938-6).
  13. 1 2 Alberta Register of Historic Places: Raymond Buddhist Church.
  14. ↑ Lawrence Turner (ed.) (1993) Raymond Remembered : Settlers, Sugar and Stampedes : A History of the Town and People of Raymond (Raymond, AB: Town of Raymond) ISBN 0-9697655-0-9.
  15. ↑ “Teddy E. Brewerton of the First Quorum of the Seventy,” Ensign, November 1978, p. 98.
  16. ↑ History of Raymond Archived December 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/458
  18. ↑ http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/683
  19. ↑ W. Cleon Skousen: Biography
  20. ↑ “Elder William R. Walker Of the Seventy,” Liahona, July 2002, p. 123.
  • Lawrence Turner (ed.) (1993) Raymond Remembered : Settlers, Sugar and Stampedes : A History of the Town and People of Raymond (Raymond, AB: Town of Raymond) ISBN 0-9697655-0-9
  • Terrence C. Smith & Reed Turner (eds.) (2001). A Planting of the Lord : A Century of the Latter-day Saints in Raymond, 1901–2001 (Raymond, AB: Raymond Alberta Stake) ISBN 0-9689691-0-0
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