Provost, Alberta

Provost
Town
Town of Provost
Provost Location of Provost in Alberta
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	7
Municipal district	Municipal District of Provost No. 52
Government
• Mayor	Ken Knox
• Governing body	Provost Town Council
Area (2011)[1]
• Total	4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	668 m (2,192 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	2,041
• Density	413.8/km2 (1,072/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−6)
Highways	Highway 13 Highway 899
Waterway	Gillespie Lake
Website	Official website

Provost 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 CPR Land Department in 1907; the first train to the town was in 1910.^[3]

Demographics

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.^[1]

In 2006, Provost had a population of 2,072 living in 832 dwellings, a 4.6% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 4.93 km² (1.90 sq mi) and a population density of 420.1/km² (1,088/sq mi).^[4]

Economy

The economic bases of Provost are agricultural and oilfield.

Education

There are two schools in Provost: Provost Public and St. Thomas Aquinas. Provost Public School has a student population of about 400 and is part of the Buffalo Trail Regional Division No. 28. St. Thomas Aquinas School has approximately 246 students and is part of the East Central Alberta Catholic Schools Regional Division No. 16.

Media

The local newspaper that covers the town is The Provost News.^[5]

Notable people

• Lance Bouma, professional hockey player.
• Curtis Glencross, professional hockey player.
• Don C. Laubman, commander Canadian Forces Europe.
• Norm Ullman, former professional hockey player.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of towns in Alberta

References

External links

• Official website

Subdivisions of Alberta Subdivisions Regions Census divisions Census agglomerations Municipalities Municipal districts (counties) Specialized municipalities School authorities Communities Cities Towns Villages Summer villages Hamlets Indian reserves and settlements Metis settlements Ghost towns Designated places Cities and urban service areas Airdrie Brooks Calgary Camrose Chestermere Cold Lake Edmonton (capital) Fort McMurray Fort Saskatchewan Grande Prairie Lacombe Leduc Lethbridge Lloydminster Medicine Hat Red Deer Sherwood Park Spruce Grove St. Albert Wetaskiwin Specialized municipalities Crowsnest Pass, Municipality of Jasper, Municipality of Mackenzie County Strathcona County Wood Buffalo, Regional Municipality of Towns Athabasca Banff Barrhead Bashaw Bassano Beaumont Beaverlodge Bentley Black Diamond Blackfalds Bon Accord Bonnyville Bow Island Bowden Bruderheim Calmar Canmore Cardston Carstairs Castor Claresholm Coaldale Coalhurst Cochrane Coronation Crossfield Daysland Devon Didsbury Drayton Valley Drumheller Eckville Edson Elk Point Fairview Falher Fort Macleod Fox Creek Gibbons Grande Cache Granum Grimshaw Hanna Hardisty High Level High Prairie High River Hinton Innisfail Irricana Killam Lamont Legal Magrath Manning Mayerthorpe McLennan Milk River Millet Morinville Mundare Nanton Okotoks Olds Onoway Oyen Peace River Penhold Picture Butte Pincher Creek Ponoka Provost Rainbow Lake Raymond Redcliff Redwater Rimbey Rocky Mountain House Sedgewick Sexsmith Slave Lake Smoky Lake Spirit River St. Paul Stavely Stettler Stony Plain Strathmore Sundre Swan Hills Sylvan Lake Taber Three Hills Tofield Trochu Turner Valley Two Hills Valleyview Vauxhall Vegreville Vermilion Viking Vulcan Wainwright Wembley Westlock Whitecourt Category Portal