Provost, Alberta

Provost
Town
Town of Provost
Grain elevators, circa 1980
Grain elevators, circa 1980
Provost is located in Alberta
Provost
Provost
Location of Provost in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°21′14″N 110°16′07″W / 52.35389°N 110.26861°W / 52.35389; -110.26861
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division7
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Provost No. 52
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageJanuary 20, 1910
 • TownDecember 29, 1952
Government
 • MayorPeggy McFadden
 • Governing bodyProvost Town Council
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation668 m (2,192 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2][4]
 • Total1,900
 • Density400.1/km2 (1,036/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code
Area code(s)+1-780, +1-587
HighwaysHighway 13
Highway 899
WaterwayGillespie Lake
WebsiteOfficial website

Provost (/ˈprvst/) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, 19 km (12 mi) west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. It was originally named "Lakeview" but renamed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Land Department in 1907; the first train to the town was in 1910.[5] Post office established in 1908.[6]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Provost" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 499. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "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 (PDF) from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Senior Citizens Club of Provost (1977). Early furrows : a story of our early pioneers in Provost, Hayter, Bodo, Alberta and surrounding districts. p. 1. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  6. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 30. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.