Bow Island | |
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Town | |
| Town of Bow Island | |
.jpg) Pinto MacBean | |
  Bow Island Location of Bow Island in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′03″N 111°22′46″W / 49.86750°N 111.37944°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 1 |
| Municipal district | County of Forty Mile No. 8 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | June 14, 1910 |
| • Town | February 1, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gordon Reynolds |
| • Governing body | Bow Island Town Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 799 m (2,621 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,036 |
| • Density | 358.5/km2 (929/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 1+403 |
| Highways | Highway 3 |
| Waterway | South Saskatchewan River |
| Website | Official website |
Bow Island (/boʊ/) is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3 in southern Alberta, approximately 100 km (62 mi) north of the United States border, 320 km (200 mi) southeast of Calgary and 51 km (32 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Bow Island" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 85. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Town of Bow Island. "Town Council". Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.