Bassano ( ) is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Alberta
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, Canada. It is located on the
Trans-Canada Highway
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approximately southeast of
Calgary
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and northwest of
Medicine Hat
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. It is also on the main line of the
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
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. 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
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for purposes like
irrigation
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, 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
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, 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, Canadian politician;
MLA for
Strathmore-Brooks from 2008 to 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 mai ...
– Canadian voice actor
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Joseph B. Martin – Physician who served as dean of
Harvard Medical School
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1997–2007
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Rick May
Richard James May (September 21, 1940 – April 5, 2020) was a Canadian-American actor, theatrical performer, director, and teacher. May provided the English-language voice for Peppy Hare and Andross in '' Star Fox 64'', the Soldier in '' Team F ...
(1940 – 2020) – Canadian-American actor, theatrical performer, director, and teacher.
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Mike Toth – Sportscaster
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
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List of towns in Alberta
A town is an List of communities in Alberta#Urban municipalities, urban municipality status type used in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta towns are created when communities with populations of at le ...
References
External links
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{{Authority control
1909 establishments in Alberta
Towns in Alberta