Provost | |
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Town | |
| Town of Provost | |
.jpg) Grain elevators, circa 1980 | |
  Provost Location of Provost in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 52°21′14″N 110°16′07″W / 52.35389°N 110.26861°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Provost No. 52 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 20, 1910 |
| • Town | December 29, 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Peggy McFadden |
| • Governing body | Provost Town Council |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,900 |
| • Density | 400.1/km2 (1,036/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Highways | Highway 13 Highway 899 |
| Waterway | Gillespie Lake |
| Website | Official website |
Provost (/ˈproʊvoʊst/) 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 (PDF) from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 30. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.