- Bassano, Alberta
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official_name = Town of Bassano
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settlement_type = Town
motto = The Best in the West
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dot_map_caption = Location of Bassano inAlberta
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 =Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 2
subdivision_type4 = County
subdivision_name4 = Newell |government_footnotes =
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jim Kirwan
leader_title1 = Governing body
leader_name1 = Bassano Town Council
leader_title2 = MP
leader_name2 = Monte Solberg
leader_title3 = MLA
leader_name3 = Lyle Oberg
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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1911
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population_total = 1345
population_density_km2 = 260.8
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timezone = MST
utc_offset = −7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = −6
latd=50 |latm=47 |lats=03 |latNS=N
longd=112 |longm=27 |longs=05 |longEW=W
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elevation_m = 792
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postal_code_type = Postal code span
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area_code = +1-403
blank_name = Highways
blank_info =Highway 1
blank1_name = Waterways
blank1_info = Crawling Valley Reservoir
Bow River
website = [http://www.bassano.ca Town of Bassano]
footnotes =Bassano (pronEng|bəˈsænoʊ) is a
town inAlberta ,Canada . It is located on theTrans-Canada Highway approximately 140 kilometres (80 miles) east ofCalgary and 160 kilometres (90 miles) northwest ofMedicine Hat . It is also on the main line of theCanadian Pacific Railway . A short distance south of the town is the Bassano Dam, which serves as a reservoir for nearby communities and for theirrigation of the vast farm and ranch lands surrounding Bassano.Demographics
In 2006, Bassano had a population of 1,345 living in 554 dwellings, a 1.9% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of km2 to mi2|5.16|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a
population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|260.8| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802039&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Bassano&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4802039 | title= Bassano – Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-09]Notable people
*
Jim Henshaw – Canadian voice actor
*Mike Toth – Sportscaster
* Joseph Boyd Martin M.D., Ph.D. – Dean of Harvard Medical School 1997–2007ee also
*
List of communities in Alberta
*Towns of Alberta References
External links
* [http://www.bassano.ca Bassano.ca] – Official website
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=10643&PSGC=48&SGC=4802039&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=48&PlaceName=bassano&CMA=&CSDNAME=Bassano&A=&TypeNameE=Town&Prov= Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile – Bassano, Alberta, Canada]Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Bassano
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