| Torrington | |
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| — Hamlet — | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 5 |
| Municipal district | Kneehill County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Kneehill County Council |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.69 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 950 m (3,117 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 184 |
| • Density | 266.4/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 86 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Torrington is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County.[2] It is located approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.
The hamlet is located in census division No. 5 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot.
The main industry is agriculture.
The community is home to the Gopher Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson's ground squirrels (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic settings.
A very large outdoor gopher sculpture[3] (12 ft high) named "Clem T. GoFur" is located in the village.
All 11 of Torrington's fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers.
Torrington was incorporated as a village until 1997, when it dissolved to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of Kneehill County.[4]
As of 2006, Torrington had a total population of 184 living in 86 dwellings. With a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it has a population density of 266.4 /km2 (690 /sq mi).[1]
Industry Canada shows that Torrington's greater rural area had a total population of 681 living in 258 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 317.5 km2 (122.6 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 5.0 /km2 (13 /sq mi).[5]
| Bowden | Wimborne | Huxley | ||
| Olds | Trochu | |||
| Torrington | ||||
| Didsbury | Linden | Three Hills |
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