College Heights, Alberta

College Heights is a former hamlet located within the City of Lacombe that is home to the Burman University. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Highway 2 and 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Red Deer.

College Heights

Location of College Heights Alberta

History

Population history
of College Heights

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	90	—
1951	159	+76.7%
1956	181	+13.8%
1961	261	+44.2%
1966	253	−3.1%
1971	331	+30.8%
1976	332	+0.3%
1981	267	−19.6%
1986	404	+51.3%
1991	288	−28.7%
1991A	290	+0.7%
1996	272	−6.2%
2001	271	−0.4%
Source: Statistics Canada [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Prior to 2000, College Heights was recognized by Alberta Municipal Affairs as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Lacombe County.^[12] However, its hamlet designation ceased in 2000^[13] when it and other Lacombe County lands were absorbed by Lacombe via an annexation approved by the Province of Alberta on April 12, 2000, with a retroactive effective date of January 1, 2000.^[14][15]