Carway
Hamlet
Carway is located in Alberta
Carway
Carway
Location of Carway
Carway is located in Canada
Carway
Carway
Carway (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°00′00″N 113°22′45″W / 49.00000°N 113.37917°W / 49.00000; -113.37917
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Municipal districtCardston County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCardston County Council
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total2
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Carway is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.[2] It is a port of entry into the U.S. state of Montana opposite of Port of Piegan.[3] Just on the other side of the border is the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier County, Montana.

Located approximately 23 km (14 mi) south of Cardston. Carway is on the southernmost point of Highway 2, which becomes U.S. Route 89 in Montana.

The hamlet was named by William Roberts, the first officer in charge of the station, by combining Cardston and highway.[4]

Climate

Carway has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with mild, rainy summers and cold, snowy winters with annual snowfall averaging 250.4 cm (98.6 in).

Climate data for Carway, Alberta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		24.4
(75.9) 		29.4
(84.9) 		30.0
(86.0) 		32.8
(91.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.1
(97.0) 		35.0
(95.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		1.0
(33.8) 		4.8
(40.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		15.0
(59.0) 		18.8
(65.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		0.3
(32.5) 		10.9
(51.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		3.9
(39.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.3
(54.1) 		15.9
(60.6) 		15.5
(59.9) 		10.7
(51.3) 		5.2
(41.4) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		4.6
(40.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.0
(35.6) 		5.7
(42.3) 		8.1
(46.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−1.8
(28.8)
Record low °C (°F) −43.3
(−45.9) 		−39.4
(−38.9) 		−36.1
(−33.0) 		−26.7
(−16.1) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−15.6
(3.9) 		−26.7
(−16.1) 		−34.0
(−29.2) 		−43.9
(−47.0) 		−43.9
(−47.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25.4
(1.00) 		28.6
(1.13) 		45.9
(1.81) 		53.1
(2.09) 		78.5
(3.09) 		92.9
(3.66) 		39.9
(1.57) 		44.0
(1.73) 		51.2
(2.02) 		29.0
(1.14) 		33.9
(1.33) 		27.8
(1.09) 		550.2
(21.66)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.5
(0.02) 		12.1
(0.48) 		59.0
(2.32) 		91.6
(3.61) 		39.9
(1.57) 		42.9
(1.69) 		45.2
(1.78) 		7.2
(0.28) 		0.9
(0.04) 		0.5
(0.02) 		229.8
(9.05)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 25.4
(10.0) 		28.6
(11.3) 		45.4
(17.9) 		40.9
(16.1) 		19.5
(7.7) 		1.3
(0.5) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.2
(0.5) 		6.0
(2.4) 		21.8
(8.6) 		32.9
(13.0) 		27.4
(10.8) 		250.4
(98.6)
Source: Environment Canada[5]

Demographics[edit]

The population of Carway according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 2.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Your Official Road Map of Alberta (Map). Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. 2014.
  4. ^ Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 67. ISBN 978-1897472170.
  5. ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Carway". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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