Consort, Alberta
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Census division | No. 4 |
Special Area | No. 4 |
Area: | 2.63 km² |
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Population
Village Population |
634 (2001) |
Population density | /km² |
Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7 |
Postal code span | T0C 1B0 |
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Elevation | m MSL |
Highways | Highway 12 Highway 41 Highway 886 |
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Mayor | Grant Carl |
Governing body | Consort Village Council |
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. 2(gr) Geographic references. |
Consort is a village in eastern Alberta, Canada, located about equidistant between Edmonton, Calgary, and Regina. It lies on the crossroads of Highways 12 and 41, about 60 km west from the Saskatchewan border.
The village popupation was 634 in 2001.
The primary industries are farming, ranching and oil production.
The local weekly newspaper, The Consort Enterprise is published since 1912.
Singer k.d. lang was born and raised in Consort.
[edit] External links
- Village of Consort - official website
- Consort Enterprise - local newspaper
- AlbertaFirst - Consort - Statistics
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