Belloy, Alberta
| Belloy | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Belloy Location of Belloy in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 55°45′14″N 118°14′00″W / 55.7539°N 118.2333°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Alberta |
| Census division | No. 19 |
| Municipal district | Birch Hills County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Birch Hills County council |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Belloy is a ghost town in Alberta, Canada.
It is located along the Grande Prairie-Grande Cache Railway tracks, north of Alberta Highway 49, between Wanham and Girouxville. It is part of census division No. 19 and is administered by Birch Hills County.[1]
The community was named for Madame Belloy, a Belgian opera singer.[2]
Agriculture is the main activity in the community, which was built around cattle farming. Services for the oil and gas industry are another part of the economy.
Geography
The community lies in the Peace River Country of northern Alberta, in the Birch Hills south of the Peace River.
The settlement gives the name to the Belloy Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Statistics Canada. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 1996". Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ↑ epodunk. "Belloy, Alberta". Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ↑ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Belloy Formation". Retrieved 2009-02-12.
External links
- Ghost Towns of Canada. Belloy, Alberta
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Coordinates: 55°45′14″N 118°14′00″W / 55.75389°N 118.23333°W