Star

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Star is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada located within Lamont County. It lies along Highway 831, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Lamont and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Highway 45.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ed Stelmach

Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 2006

Stephen Chmilar

Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop

G

Gene Achtymichuk

Canadian ice hockey player (1932–2024)

J

Julius Yankowsky

Canadian politician

L

Loni Klettl

Olympic alpine skier

M

Mick Fluker

Canadian politician

M

Mike Kmech

Canadian football player

Shannon Stubbs

Canadian politician

Muriel Stanley Venne

Canadian politician and activist

L

Lynn Spencer

New Zealand potter (1943–2025)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alberta

• St. Michael
  6.1 mi away
• Scotford Hutterite Colony
  13 mi away
• Smoky Lake Hutterite Colony
  19.6 mi away
• Smoky Lake
  23.8 mi away
• Weasel Creek
  25.8 mi away
• Collingwood Cove
  27.4 mi away
• Thorhild
  27.5 mi away · pop. 391
• Half Moon Lake
  28 mi away · pop. 87
• Namao
  30.1 mi away
• Skywest Hutterite Colony
  30.5 mi away
• Hairy Hill Hutterite Colony
  31 mi away
• Tofield
  31.3 mi away

Browse all places in Alberta →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Star

Granny Alberta And The Wishing Star

Erica Vincent · 2004

Will Arnett Adult Coloring Book

Alberta Graham · 2018

Christmas Under the Stars

Karen Swan · 2016

A matter of fashion

Valeria Manferto · 2013

Way Off Broadway

The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose · 2005

No streets of gold

Helen Potrebenko · 1977

Christmas Under the Stars [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2016] Swain, Karen

Karen Swain · 2016

Pride in progress

1982

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Seen 2026-07-03

Broad-winged Hawk

Buteo platypterus

Seen 2026-07-03

American Bison

Bison bison

Seen 2026-07-03

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

Seen 2026-07-03

Meadow Crane's-bill

Geranium pratense

Seen 2026-07-03

Northern Cloudywing

Cecropterus pylades

Seen 2026-07-03

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-07-01

prairie woundwort

Stachys pilosa

Seen 2026-07-01

Arumleaf Arrowhead

Sagittaria cuneata

Seen 2026-07-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).