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Torrington Alberta Information

Torrington is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805. _x000D_ The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 5 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot. _x000D_ The main industry is agriculture. _x000D_ The community is home to the Gopher Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson’s ground squirrels (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic taxidermy settings. _x000D_ A very large outdoor gopher sculpture (12 ft high) named “Clem T. GoFur” is located in the village. _x000D_ All 11 of Torrington’s fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers. _x000D_ Torrington was incorporated as a village until 1997, when it dissolved to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of Kneehill County. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Torrington had a population of 306 living in 137 of its 146 total private dwellings, a change of 52.2% from its 2016 population of 201. With a land area of 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 765.0/km2 (1,981.3/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Torrington had a population of 170 living in 83 of its 89 total private dwellings, a change of -5% from its 2011 population of 179. With a land area of 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 269.8/km2 (698.9/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ 51°47?29?N 113°36?21?W? / ?51.79139°N 113.60583°W? / 51.79139; -113.60583? (Torrington) _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrington,_Alberta