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|subdivision_name2      = [[Central Alberta]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[List of census divisions of Alberta|Census division]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Division No. 7, Alberta|7]]
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|leader_name            = Mark Stannard
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|established_date1      = &nbsp;
|established_title2     = &nbsp;•&nbsp;[[List of villages in Alberta|Village]]
|established_date2      = December 16, 1911
|established_title3     = &nbsp;•&nbsp;[[List of towns in Alberta|Town]]
|established_date3      = April 29, 1912
| founder                 = [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]
| named_for               = [[Coronation of George V and Mary]]
| area_footnotes                  = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2                   = 3.57
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|area_code              = [[Area code 403|+1-403]], [[Area code 587|+1-587]]
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'''Coronation''' is a [[town]] in east-[[central Alberta]], Canada that is surrounded by the [[County of Paintearth No. 18]]. It is located at the intersection of [[Alberta Highway 12|Highway 12]] and [[Alberta Highway 872|Highway 872]], approximately {{convert|100|km|mi}} west of the [[Saskatchewan]] border.

== History ==
Coronation was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a village on December 16, 1911,<ref>{{cite web |title=History: Town of Coronation |url=https://www.coronation.ca/your-municipality/history#:~:text=Coronation%20was%20named%20in%20honour,some%20of%20the%20historical%20sites. |website=Coronation |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> the year George V came to the throne hence its chosen name, then was officially declared a town on April 29, 1912. After moving south from the Haneyville, some distance north of its present location to be congruent with rail lines, Coronation was expected to be a hub town.{{clarify|date=October 2010<!--after 'what' moved south and for what reason was it expected to become a hub town?-->}} However, larger towns such as [[Calgary]] and [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]] began to evolve into cities and Coronation was forgotten in that regard.

Relying on its farming population, Coronation eventually erected three [[grain elevator]]s which remained landmarks until their destruction in the summer of 2002. Other landmarks include the water tower that was remodeled in the late 1990s, the caboose that is painted a regal red, and the lighted crown at the town's entrance that was built by a team of Hutterites in the early 2000s.

== Geography ==
=== Climate ===
Coronation experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'').

{{Weather box
|location = Coronation, Alberta (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1944–present)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes

|Jan maximum humidex = 12.6
|Feb maximum humidex = 10.0
|Mar maximum humidex = 24.9
|Apr maximum humidex = 28.7
|May maximum humidex = 41.4
|Jun maximum humidex = 36.7
|Jul maximum humidex = 40.9
|Aug maximum humidex = 38.7
|Sep maximum humidex = 34.9
|Oct maximum humidex = 28.7
|Nov maximum humidex = 23.1
|Dec maximum humidex = 14.1
|year maximum humidex = 

|Jan record high C = 13.4
|Feb record high C = 10.6
|Mar record high C = 25.4
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 34.2
|Jun record high C = 37.0
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 37.9
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 29.1
|Nov record high C = 23.5
|Dec record high C = 13.9
|year record high C = 

|Jan high C = -8.0
|Feb high C = -6.0
|Mar high C = -0.5
|Apr high C = 9.6
|May high C = 16.8
|Jun high C = 20.4
|Jul high C = 23.8
|Aug high C = 23.4
|Sep high C = 17.9
|Oct high C = 9.7
|Nov high C = -0.2
|Dec high C = -6.6
|year high C = 

|Jan mean C = -13.4
|Feb mean C = -11.6
|Mar mean C = -5.7
|Apr mean C = 3.0
|May mean C = 9.5
|Jun mean C = 13.7
|Jul mean C = 16.6
|Aug mean C = 15.8
|Sep mean C = 10.3
|Oct mean C = 3.0
|Nov mean C = -5.5
|Dec mean C = -11.9
|year mean C = 

|Jan low C = -18.8
|Feb low C = -17.1
|Mar low C = -11.2
|Apr low C = -3.5
|May low C = 2.2
|Jun low C = 7.0
|Jul low C = 9.3
|Aug low C = 8.2
|Sep low C = 2.7
|Oct low C = -3.8
|Nov low C = -10.7
|Dec low C = -17.2
|year low C = 

|Jan record low C = -44.4
|Feb record low C = -41.9
|Mar record low C = -39.8
|Apr record low C = -27.8
|May record low C = -13.9
|Jun record low C = -3.3
|Jul record low C = 0.4
|Aug record low C = -4.6
|Sep record low C = -13.3
|Oct record low C = -26.5
|Nov record low C = -36.5
|Dec record low C = -43.6
|year record low C = 

|Jan chill = -59.8
|Feb chill = -56.1
|Mar chill = -51.0
|Apr chill = -37.6
|May chill = -19.2
|Jun chill = -6.0
|Jul chill = 0.0
|Aug chill = -6.6
|Sep chill = -14.9
|Oct chill = -35.2
|Nov chill = -49.5
|Dec chill = -56.6
|year chill = 

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 12.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 9.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 12.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 25.4
|May precipitation mm = 38.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 68.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 60.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 43.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 28.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 16.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 14.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 8.6
|year precipitation mm = 

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.7
|Feb precipitation days = 7.5
|Mar precipitation days = 7.6
|Apr precipitation days = 9.0
|May precipitation days = 10.6
|Jun precipitation days = 14.6
|Jul precipitation days = 12.6
|Aug precipitation days = 10.1
|Sep precipitation days = 9.1
|Oct precipitation days = 8.3
|Nov precipitation days = 9.0
|Dec precipitation days = 8.4

|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.6
|Feb rain mm = 0.2
|Mar rain mm = 1.9
|Apr rain mm = 11.0
|May rain mm = 38.4
|Jun rain mm = 70.1
|Jul rain mm = 72.3
|Aug rain mm = 56.9
|Sep rain mm = 33.0
|Oct rain mm = 8.0
|Nov rain mm = 1.8
|Dec rain mm = 0.5
|year rain mm = 

|Jan rain days = 0.58
|Feb rain days = 0.29
|Mar rain days = 1.6
|Apr rain days = 4.7
|May rain days = 9.5
|Jun rain days = 13.3
|Jul rain days = 12.9
|Aug rain days = 11.4
|Sep rain days = 8.3
|Oct rain days = 4.2
|Nov rain days = 1.4
|Dec rain days = 0.52
|year rain days = 68.5

|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 23.7
|Feb snow cm = 18.1
|Mar snow cm = 23.7
|Apr snow cm = 18.0
|May snow cm = 3.6
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 2.7
|Oct snow cm = 9.3
|Nov snow cm = 15.5
|Dec snow cm = 24.3
|year snow cm = 

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 9.9
|Feb snow days = 8.3
|Mar snow days = 7.9
|Apr snow days = 5.4
|May snow days = 1.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 1.0
|Oct snow days = 2.8
|Nov snow days = 6.7
|Dec snow days = 9.5
|year snow days = 

|time day = 3pm
|Jan humidity = 74.6
|Feb humidity = 71.7
|Mar humidity = 63.8
|Apr humidity = 45.3
|May humidity = 39.6
|Jun humidity = 48.1
|Jul humidity = 45.4
|Aug humidity = 42.8
|Sep humidity = 43.7
|Oct humidity = 50.3
|Nov humidity = 68.8
|Dec humidity = 74.3
|year humidity = 

|source 1 = Environment Canada<ref name = ECCC>
{{cite web
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnName_1991&txtStationName_1991=coronation&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=279000000&dispBack=1
|publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
|title = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020
|access-date = November 20, 2023
}}
</ref>(rain/rain days, snow/snow days 1971–2000)<ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=coronation&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=1854&dispBack=1
|publisher = Environment and Climate Change Canada
|title = Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000
|access-date = November 20, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Town of Coronation had a population of 868 living in 399 of its 485 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:868-940}}|940|1}} from its 2016 population of 940. With a land area of {{cvt|3.57|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|868|3.57|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Coronation recorded a population of 940 living in 405 of its 442 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:940-947}}|947|1}} change from its 2011 population of 947. With a land area of {{convert|3.62|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|940|3.62|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>

== Economy ==
The economy is supported primarily by [[farming]], ranching, and the [[oil patch]].{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

== Culture ==
Coronation hosts a [[rodeo]] every June that includes calf roping, barrel racing, bull riding and chuckwagon events. The rodeo also features a parade and a pancake breakfast.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

Coronation also hosts the Coronation Town and Country Fair, which includes exhibits such as academic displays, botanical achievements and artistic entries.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

== Education ==
The Clearview School District operates Coronation School within the town, which had 374 students in 2009.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

== Media ==
The ''East Central Alberta Review'' is the local newspaper that provides coverage for Coronation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.awna.com/awna-community-coverage-locator | title=Communities served by AWNA member newspapers | publisher=Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association | access-date=2012-11-28}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Travis Brigley]] - former NHL player
* [[Barbara Clark]] - bronze medalist in swimming
* [[Melody Davidson]] - Olympic gold medalist, head coach of Canadian women's hockey team
* [[Stuart Gillard]] - film director
* [[Doug Griffiths]] - author and former politician
* [[Dwayne Zinger]] - former NHL player

==See also==
* [[Royal eponyms in Canada]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |author1=Coronation Book Committee |title=In the beginning: a history of Coronation, Throne, Federal and Fleet districts |date=1979 |publisher=Coronation T & C Golden Age Club |location=Coronation, Alberta |isbn=978-0889250673 |url=https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/1117544 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |oclc=8015128}}
* {{cite thesis |type=M.A. |last1=Goulson |first1=Carlyn F. |title=A history of the town and district of Coronation, Alberta |date=1951 |publisher=University of British Columbia |hdl=2429/41204 |doi=	
10.14288/1.0106768}}

== External links ==
*{{official website}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Coronation
 | North = [[Hardisty, Alberta|Hardisty]]
 | Northeast = [[Czar, Alberta|Czar]]
 | East = [[Veteran, Alberta|Veteran]]
 | Southeast = [[Cereal, Alberta|Cereal]]
 | South =  [[Youngstown, Alberta|Youngstown]]
 | Southwest = [[Hanna, Alberta|Hanna]]
 | West = [[Castor, Alberta|Castor]]
 | Northwest = [[Alliance, Alberta|Alliance]]
}}
{{Subdivisions of Alberta|towns=yes}}

[[Category:1911 establishments in Alberta]]
[[Category:County of Paintearth No. 18]]
[[Category:Towns in Alberta]]