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Bashaw
Town
Town of Bashaw
Motto(s): 
We want you here with us
Bashaw is located in Alberta
Bashaw
Bashaw
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 10
Municipal district Camrose County
Incorporated  
 • Village August 18, 1911
 • Town May 1, 1964
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation
793 m (2,602 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 848
 • Density 311.9/km2 (808/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T0B-0H0
Highways Highway 21
Highway 53
Waterways Buffalo Lake
Red Deer Lake

Bashaw /ˈbæʃɔː/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is at the junction of Highway 21 and Highway 53.

The community has the name of Eugene Bashaw, an original owner of the town site.

Post office dates from 1910.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bashaw had a population of 848 living in 381 of its 415 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 830. With a land area of 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 311.8/km2 (808/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bashaw recorded a population of 830 living in 379 of its 418 total private dwellings, a -4.9% change from its 2011 population of 873. With a land area of 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 277.6/km2 (719/sq mi) in 2016.

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