Bashaw, Alberta

Bashaw
Town
Town of Bashaw
Motto: 
We want you here with us
Bashaw is located in Alberta
Bashaw
Bashaw
Location of Bashaw in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°35′0″N 112°58′17″W / 52.58333°N 112.97139°W / 52.58333; -112.97139
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division10
Municipal districtCamrose County
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageAugust 18, 1911
 • TownMay 1, 1964
Government
 • MayorRobert McDonald
 • Governing bodyBashaw Town Council
 • MPDamien Kurek (Crowfoot)
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation793 m (2,602 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total848
 • Density311.9/km2 (808/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
HighwaysHighway 21
Highway 53
WaterwaysBuffalo Lake
Red Deer Lake
WebsiteOfficial website

Bashaw /ˈbæʃɔː/ 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.[5]

Post office dates from 1910.[6]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Bashaw" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 22. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 16.
  6. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 20. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.