Bassano ( ) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...
, Canada. It is located on the
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway (Canadian French, French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the A ...
approximately southeast of
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
and northwest of
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are wit ...
. It is also on the main line of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canad ...
. A short distance south of the town is the Bassano Dam (originally "Horse Shoe Bend Dam"), 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
The County of Newell is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 2, its municipal office is located south of the City of Brooks.
History
It was incorporated as the ''County of Newell No. 4'' on Janu ...
for purposes like
irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has been devel ...
, recreation, and the County's drinking water.
The Bassano Dam holds the record for highest temperature in Alberta which is .
The community has the name of Marquis de Bassano, a railroad promoter.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
, the Town of Bassano had a population of 1,216 living in 540 of its 595 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,206. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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 change from its 2011 population of 1,282. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Infrastructure
The town has emergency medical services provided by
Bassano Health Centre.
Notable people
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Arno Doerksen
Arno Doerksen (born January 25, 1958) is a Canadian politician.
Early life
Doerksen was born in the Town of Bassano, Alberta, Canada and raised in Gem. He spent more than 25 years in farming and ranching before entering politics. He is a pureb ...
, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Strathmore-Brooks March 3, 2008 - April 23, 2012
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Jim Henshaw
Jim Henshaw (born September 28, 1949) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and film and television producer.
Early life and education
Henshaw was born in Bassano, Alberta, Canada. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan.
Career
A mainst ...
– Canadian voice actor
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Joseph B. Martin – Dean of Harvard Medical School 1997–2007
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Mike Toth
Mike Toth (born September 27, 1963) is a Canadian sports anchor, formerly on Rogers Sportsnet's '' Sportsnet Connected'' and with the Fan 590 in Toronto. He grew up in Bassano, Alberta and then spent much of his early career in Calgary, Alberta w ...
– Sportscaster
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts ...
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List of towns in Alberta
A town is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta towns are created when communities with populations of at least 1,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller tha ...
References
External links
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1909 establishments in Alberta
Towns in Alberta