Torrington | |
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.jpg) Clem T. GoFur | |
  Location of Torrington in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′29″N 113°36′21″W / 51.7914°N 113.6058°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 5 |
| Municipal district | Kneehill County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Kneehill County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 239 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Torrington is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County.[3] It is approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 5 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot.
The main industry is agriculture.
The community is home to the Gopher Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson's ground squirrels (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic taxidermy settings.
A very large outdoor gopher sculpture[4] (12 ft high) named "Clem T. GoFur" is located in the village.
All 11 of Torrington's fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers.
Torrington was incorporated as a village until 1997, when it dissolved to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of Kneehill County.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
2021censuscorrectionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Alberta Travel. "Unusual Attractions". Retrieved November 20, 2007.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Kneehill County". Retrieved November 16, 2007.