Bow City is a
hamlet
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located in
southeast Alberta, Canada within the
County of Newell
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.
It is located on
Highway 539 on the north shore of the
Bow River
The headwaters of the Bow River in Alberta, Canada, start at the Bow Glacier and Bow Lake (Alberta), Bow Lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, Canadian Rocky Mountains. The glacial stream that feeds Bow Lake (Alberta), Bow Lake ...
approximately southwest of the City of
Brooks
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* Brook (small stream)
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*Brooks, Alberta
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. The former Village of
Bow City is located to the west on the south side of the Bow River in
Vulcan County
Vulcan County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 5, its municipal office is located in the Town of Vulcan.
History
Vulcan County was originally established in 1951.
Geography Communities and loc ...
.
Demographics
The population of Bow City according to the
2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 16.
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See also
*List of communities in Alberta
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*List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
Hamlets in Alberta
County of Newell
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