Provost

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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.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Provost recorded a population of 1,998 living in 779 of its 843 total private dwellings, a -2.1% change from its 2011 population of 2,041. With a land area of 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 423.3/km2 (1,096.4/sq mi) in 2016.

In the 2011 Census, the Town of Provost had a population of 2,041 living in 777 of its 839 total dwellings, a −1.5% change from its 2006 population of 2,072. With a land area of 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 414.0/km2 (1,072.2/sq mi) in 2011.

Town of Provost Administration Office

Box 449 4904 - 51 Avenue
Provost, Alberta, T0B 3S0 Canada
Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Telephone - (780) 753 2261
Fax - (780) 753 6889
Email [email protected]

Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provost,_Alberta

http://provost.ca/

 

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