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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Alberta |
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| Region | Central Alberta | ||
| Census division | 7 | ||
| County | Paintearth | ||
| Founded | 1905 | ||
| Incorporated | July 10, 1910 | ||
| Government [1] | |||
| - Mayor | Garry DeVloo | ||
| - Governing body | Castor Town Council | ||
| - MP | Kevin Sorenson | ||
| - MLA | Doug Griffiths | ||
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| - Total | 2. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 National regions Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following Regions (generally from west to east Northern Canada Central Alberta (also named Alberta's Heartland) is a Region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen Census divisions each with one or more municipal governments overseeing county municipalities improvement Communities Cities Towns Castor Coronation Daysland Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province The County of Paintearth No 18 is a Municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada. This is a list of members of the Canadian House of Commons in the 39th Parliament of Canada. Kevin A Sorenson (born November 3, 1958 in Killam Alberta) is a Canadian politician The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Doug Griffiths is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Battle River-Wainwright Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 72 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft) | ||
| Population (2006)[3] | |||
| - Total | 931 | ||
| - Density | 342. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (887. 6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| Postal code span | T0C 0X0 | ||
| Area code(s) | 403 | ||
| Highways | Highway 12 Highway 36 |
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| Waterways | Battle River Sullivan Lake |
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| Website: Town of Castor | |||
Castor is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Alberta - 150 FSAs A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 403 is a Telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern half of the province This is a list of Alberta 's primary and secondary Highways. Highway 12 is an East-West highway through central Alberta It spans from the Alberta- Saskatchewan border to Highway 22. Highway 36 (also named Veteran Memorial Highway) is a north-south highway located in eastern Alberta extending from the town of Lac La Biche in the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 It is intersected by Highway 12 and Highway 861, 143 km (89 mi) east of the city of Red Deer, at an elevation 816. Highway 12 is an East-West highway through central Alberta It spans from the Alberta- Saskatchewan border to Highway 22. Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, and is Alberta's 8 m (2,680 ft).
It was incorporated July 13, 1910. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Castor is French (Latin) for beaver (the nearby Battle River is home to these animals). Beavers are two primarily nocturnal semi-aquatic species of Rodent, one native to North America and one to Europe Battle River in western Canada Battle River is a river in central Alberta
Castor is known for its duck and geese migration in the fall since its territory includes many stopping points well frequented by migrating waterfowl. For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. Goose (plural geese) is the English name for a considerable number of Birds belonging to the family Anatidae. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability See also UK Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust USA Ducks Unlimited
The town newspaper is the Castor Advance and it covers news events occurring in Castor as well as neighbouring communities.
The town's main industries are agriculture, oil and gas services, and mining. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body
The Postal Code is T0C 0X0. Alberta - 150 FSAs The phone exchange is 882 (Area code 403). Area code 403 is a Telephone Area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern half of the province
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Education
The town of Castor has two schools, one Catholic named Theresetta Catholic School and one Public named Gus Wetter School. Theresetta Catholic School is a school in the town of Castor Alberta, Canada. A source of humour for those familiar with Castor is the name of Gus Wetter's school sports teams: The Castor Raiders.
Demographics
In 2006, Castor had a population of 931 living in 437 dwellings, a 0. House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. 4% decrease from 2001. The town has a land area of 2. 72 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) and a population density of 342. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (887. 6/sq mi). [3]
See also
References
- ^ Town of Castor. Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada are incorporated as Towns cities and Villages or unincorporated ( hamlets Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below--> Towns in Alberta are generally Government Services. Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
- ^ Albert First. Castor Statistics
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Castor - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem
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