Cremona
Village
Village of Cremona
Motto:  Village of TOM ORO
Location in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°32′40.8″N 114°29′31.8″W / 51.544667°N 114.492167°W / 51.544667; -114.492167
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	6
Municipal district	Mountain View County
Incorporated[1]
• Village	January 1, 1955
Government [2]
• Mayor	Timothy Hagen
• Governing body	Cremona Village Council
• MP	Blake Richards, Banff—Airdrie (Cons)
Area  (2021)[3]
• Land	1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation	1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	437
• Density	225.9/km2 (585/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span	T0M 0R0
Highways	Highway 22
Website	Official website

Cremona /krəˈmoʊnə/ is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Cochrane and west of Carstairs, along the Cowboy Trail (Highway 22).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Cremona had a population of 437 living in 194 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 444. With a land area of 1.93 km² (0.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 226.4/km² (586.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Cremona recorded a population of 444 living in 189 of its 204 total private dwellings, a -2.8% change from its 2011 population of 457. With a land area of 1.94 km² (0.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 228.9/km² (592.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Education

Cremona School is a K-12 school within the Chinook's Edge School Division.

Industry

Aurora Cannabis operates a medical marijuana growing and processing facility in Cremona.^[5]

Notable people

• Former American Hockey League (AHL) forward and Calgary Flames draft pick J.D. Watt hails from Cremona.
• Country singer Blake Reid was born in Cremona.