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Bassano Alberta Information

Bassano (/b??sæno?/ b?-SAN-oh) is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Calgary and 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat. It is also on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City. A short distance south of the town is the Bassano Dam (originally “Horse Shoe Bend Dam”), serves as a diversion structure which routes water through a canal into Lake Newell Reservoir which supplies water to the majority of the County of Newell for purposes like irrigation, recreation, and the County’s drinking water. _x000D_ The Bassano Dam holds the record for highest temperature in Alberta which is 43.3 °C (109.9 °F). _x000D_ The community has the name of Marquis de Bassano, a railroad promoter. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bassano had a population of 1,216 living in 540 of its 595 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 1,206. With a land area of 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 232.5/km2 (602.2/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bassano recorded a population of 1,206 living in 536 of its 556 total private dwellings, a -5.9% change from its 2011 population of 1,282. With a land area of 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 231.0/km2 (598.4/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ _x000D_ The town has emergency medical services provided by Bassano Health Centre. _x000D_ 50°47?N 112°28?W? / ?50.783°N 112.467°W? / 50.783; -112.467? (Bassano) _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassano,_Alberta