Oyen

Oyen
Oyen
Town
	Town of Oyen
	Location in Special Area No. 3
	Oyen Location of Oyen in Alberta
	Coordinates: 51°21′08″N 110°28′26″W / 51.35222°N 110.47389°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	4
Special Area	Special Area No. 3
Incorporated
• Village	January 17, 1913
• Town	September 1, 1965
Government
• Governing body	Oyen Town Council
Area (2021)
• Land	5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation	770 m (2,530 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	917
• Density	178.1/km2 (461/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span	T0J 2J0
Highways	Highway 9; Highway 41; Highway 895
Website	Official website

Oyen is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada near the Saskatchewan boundary and north of Medicine Hat. It is on Highway 41, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of its junction with Highway 9.

Early name, Bishopburg, was changed in 1912 to honour Andrew Oyen, an early settler who sold his homestead for the townsite.^[5]

Oyen is the service centre for a large but sparsely populated dryland farming area. In the surrounding area wheat, barley, and canola are important crops, and beef cattle are raised.

^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Oyen" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 456. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was 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 9, 2013.
^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 30. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.

[AMATownProfiles-1] "Location and History Profile: Town of Oyen" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 456. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

[2] "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[2021census-3] 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 9, 2013.

[5] Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 30. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.

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