Bowden, Alberta

Bowden
Town
Town of Bowden
Bowden is located in Alberta
Bowden
Bowden
Location of Bowden in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°55′50″N 114°01′32″W / 51.93056°N 114.02556°W / 51.93056; -114.02556
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division8
Municipal districtRed Deer County
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageJune 17, 1904
 • TownSeptember 1, 1981
Government
 • MayorRobb Stuart
 • Governing bodyBowden Town Council
 • CAORudy Friesen
 • MPEarl Dreeshen
 • MLADevin Dreeshen
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation991 m (3,251 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3][5]
 • Total1,280
 • Density370.2/km2 (959/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
Area code+1-403
WebsiteOfficial website

Bowden /ˈbdən/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Red Deer County on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, approximately 45 km (28 mi) south of Red Deer.

The community may take its name from Bowdon, Greater Manchester, in England. A provincial Alberta Land Surveyor reference relates this alternate name source, "The most widely accepted version says that a surveyor named Williamson suggested that this siding on the Edmonton-Calgary Trail take the maiden name of his wife."[6][7]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Bowden" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 92. 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. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 23.
  7. ^ "Place Names Profile: Town of Bowden". Alberta Land Surveyors' Assoc. September 25, 2018. p. 5. Retrieved September 25, 2018.