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Bassano /bəˈsænoʊ/ is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Calgary and 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat. It is also on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. A short distance south of the town is the Bassano Dam (originally "Horse Shoe Bend Dam"[5]), serves as a diversion structure which routes water through a canal into Lake Newell Reservoir which supplies water to the majority of the County of Newell for purposes like irrigation, recreation, and the County's drinking water.
Bassano | |
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Town | |
| Town of Bassano | |
| Motto(s): The Best in the West by a damsite | |
  Bassano Location of Bassano in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′03″N 112°27′05″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Newell |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | December 28, 1909 |
| • Town | January 16, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ron Wickson |
| • Governing body | Bassano Town Council |
| • MP | Martin Shields |
| • MLA | Leela Aheer |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,216 |
| • Density | 232.5/km2 (602/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 1 |
| Waterways | Crawling Valley Reservoir Bow River |
| Website | Official website |
The Bassano Dam holds the record for highest temperature in Alberta which is 43.3 °C (109.9 °F).
The community has the name of Marquis de Bassano, a railroad promoter.[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bassano had a population of 1,216 living in 540 of its 595 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 1,206. With a land area of 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 232.5/km2 (602.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bassano recorded a population of 1,206 living in 536 of its 556 total private dwellings, a -5.9% change from its 2011 population of 1,282. With a land area of 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 231.0/km2 (598.4/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
Infrastructure
[further explanation needed]
The town has emergency medical services provided by Bassano Health Centre.[8]
Notable people
- Arno Doerksen, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Strathmore-Brooks March 3, 2008 - April 23, 2012
- Jim Henshaw – Canadian voice actor
- Joseph B. Martin – Dean of Harvard Medical School 1997–2007
- Mike Toth – Sportscaster
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of towns in Alberta
References
- "Location and History Profile: Town of Bassano" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 29. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- Engineering Works of uCalgary. 1915. p. 14. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 16.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- "Page Error | Alberta Health Services".
External links
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На других языках
[de] Bassano (Alberta)
Bassano ist eine Kleinstadt (offiziell: Town of Bassano)[2] in Alberta, Kanada, im County of Newell. Sie liegt am Trans-Canada Highway und an der Canadian Pacific Railway. Südlich von Bassano befindet sich der Bassado Dam, der der Trinkwasserversorgung der umliegenden Gemeinden und der Feldbewässerung dient.- [en] Bassano, Alberta
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