Bassano, Alberta

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official_name = Town of Bassano
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settlement_type = Town
motto = The Best in the West


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 2
subdivision_type4 = County
subdivision_name4 = Newell |government_footnotes =
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jim Kirwan
leader_title1 = Governing body
leader_name1 = Bassano Town Council
leader_title2 = MP
leader_name2 = Monte Solberg
leader_title3 = MLA
leader_name3 = Lyle Oberg
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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1911
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population_total = 1345
population_density_km2 = 260.8
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timezone = MST
utc_offset = −7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = −6
latd=50 |latm=47 |lats=03 |latNS=N
longd=112 |longm=27 |longs=05 |longEW=W
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elevation_m = 792
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area_code = +1-403
blank_name = Highways
blank_info =Highway 1
blank1_name = Waterways
blank1_info = Crawling Valley Reservoir
Bow River
website = [http://www.bassano.ca Town of Bassano]
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Bassano (pronEng|bəˈsænoʊ) is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 140 kilometres (80 miles) east of Calgary and 160 kilometres (90 miles) 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, which serves as a reservoir for nearby communities and for the irrigation of the vast farm and ranch lands surrounding Bassano.

Demographics

In 2006, Bassano had a population of 1,345 living in 554 dwellings, a 1.9% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of km2 to mi2|5.16|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|260.8| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802039&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Bassano&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4802039 | title= Bassano – Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-09]

Notable people

*Jim Henshaw – Canadian voice actor
*Mike Toth – Sportscaster
* Joseph Boyd Martin M.D., Ph.D. – Dean of Harvard Medical School 1997–2007

ee also

*List of communities in Alberta
*Towns of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.bassano.ca Bassano.ca] – Official website
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=10643&PSGC=48&SGC=4802039&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=48&PlaceName=bassano&CMA=&CSDNAME=Bassano&A=&TypeNameE=Town&Prov= Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile – Bassano, Alberta, Canada]

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Bassano
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