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Calgary by the Numbers
Population: 922,315 Elevation: 3556 Average Winter Temperature: 19 degrees F Average Summer Temperature: 62 degrees F
Quick Facts
Electricity: 110 volts, 50 cycles, AC Time Zone: GMT-7 Country Dialing Code: 1 Area Code: 403
Did You Know?
Colonel James Maclead named Calgary for a Gaelic word thought to mean "Clear Running Water." However, during the 1975 centennial celebration historians discovered the city's namesake actually means "Cove Garden."
Orientation
Calgary is located at the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The city is located 151 miles north of the U.S./Canadian Border, 246 miles east of Jasper, and 176 miles south of Edmonton.
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