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Carstairs is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2A, 241 kilometres (150 mi) south of the provincial capital, Edmonton, and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Calgary, the nearest major city.
Named after Carstairs, Scotland, Carstairs began life as a loading platform on the railway connecting Calgary to Edmonton.
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Carstairs is home to a finely maintained and challenging 18-hole golf course, a brand new Memorial Complex, with abundant parks and playgrounds, and Tourist Information Center. Just west of town is a new Silver Willow 9-hole golf course. Carstairs has historically been an agricultural community,as it used to have 7 grain elevators in town.It celebrates each year with the Ranch Rodeo in June, Beef & Barley Days and the annual rodeo in July, the High School Rodeo in September, 4-H Calf Show and Sale, Bull-A-Rama, Horticultural Show, and Pumpkin Festival.
There are 7 churches in the town, including the Carstairs Church of God, St. Agnes Catholic Church, and the Carstairs Bancroft United Church. One of the churches is being used as a museum that often has religious services.
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In 2006, Carstairs had a population of 2,656 living in 1,019 dwellings, a 17.8% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 5.00 km² (1.9 sq mi) and a population density of 531.2/km² (1,375.8/sq mi).[2]
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