Bashaw, Alberta

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FieldValue
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official_nameTown of Bashaw
native_name
settlement_typeTown
mottoWe want you here with us
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Bashaw in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name310
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Camrose County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameCindy Orom
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Bashaw Town Council
leader_title2MP
leader_name2Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot)
leader_title3
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2August 18, 1911
established_title3• Town
established_date3May 1, 1964
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km22.72
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total848
population_density_km2311.9
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m793
postal_code_typePostal code span
postal_codeT0B-0H0
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 21
Highway 53
blank1_nameWaterways
blank1_infoBuffalo Lake
Red Deer Lake
website
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|established_title2 = • Village |established_date2 = August 18, 1911 |established_title3 = • Town |established_date3 = May 1, 1964 | area_footnotes = (2021) | area_land_km2 = 2.72 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 848 | population_density_km2 = 311.9 |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −7 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −6 |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 793 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Postal code span |postal_code = T0B-0H0 |area_code = |blank_name = Highways |blank_info = Highway 21 Highway 53 |blank1_name = Waterways |blank1_info = Buffalo Lake Red Deer Lake |website = |footnotes = Bashaw is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is at the junction of Highway 21 and Highway 53.

The community has the name of Eugene Bashaw, an original owner of the town site.

Post office dates from 1910.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bashaw had a population of 848 living in 381 of its 415 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 830. With a land area of 2.72 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bashaw recorded a population of 830 living in 379 of its 418 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 873. With a land area of 2.99 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

  • Luke Orton Lindoe (1913–2000), renowned Canadian painter, sculptor, potter, businessman and ceramic artist.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Bashaw". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  4. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
  5. Hamilton, William. (1978). "The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names". Macmillan.
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  8. https://www.gallerieswest.ca/magazine/stories/luke-lindoe%27s-life-in-clay/ {{Bare URL inline. (August 2025)

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