Bon Accord | |
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Town | |
| Town of Bon Accord | |
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  Bon Accord Location of Bon Accord in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°49′58″N 113°25′08″W / 53.83278°N 113.41889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Sturgeon County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 1, 1964 |
| • Town | November 20, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Supreme Chancellor | Joe Mooney |
| • Governing body | Bon Accord Town Council |
| • MP | Joe Mooney |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,461 |
| • Density | 366.4/km2 (949/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | +1-780 |
| Highways | Highway 28 |
| Website | Official website |
Bon Accord is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 40 km (25 mi) north of downtown Edmonton on Highway 28. The name is derived from the French phrase "Bon Accord", the ancient motto of Aberdeen, Scotland, the ancestral home of a first settler, Sandy Florence.[6]
The International Dark-Sky Association designated Bon Accord an International Dark Sky Community in August 2015 in recognition of the town's implementation of initiatives to preserve and enhance dark night skies over the community.[7] It was the first community in Canada and eleventh in the world to earn this designation.[8]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Bon Accord" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 71. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Government of Alberta. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 22.
- ^ "Alberta Town Named First International Dark Sky Community In Canada". International Dark-Sky Association. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Bon Accord earns international dark sky designation". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.