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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 4 |
| Special Area | No. 3 |
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| - Governing body | Oyen Town Council |
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| - Total | 4. 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 Hanna Oyen Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province The Special Areas Board is the governing body of Alberta 's Special Areas. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 93 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 770 m (2,526 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,015 |
| - Density | 205. 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 9/km² (533. 3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) |
| Postal code span | T0J 2J0 |
| Highways | Highway 9 Highway 41 Highway 895 |
| Website: Town of Oyen | |
Oyen is a small town in eastern Alberta, close to the Saskatchewan boundary, north of Medicine Hat. 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 Daylight saving time ( DST Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Alberta - 150 FSAs Highway 9 is an East-West highway through south- Central Alberta. Highway 41 (also called Buffalo Trail) is a 686 km long north-south highway located in eastern Alberta, extending from the hamlet of La Corey This is a list of Alberta 's primary and secondary Highways. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat" is a city of 60000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of The town is located on Highway 41, 4 km (2 mi) south of its junction with Highway 9, and is the first major centre within Alberta for travellers entering from nearby Saskatchewan. Highway 41 (also called Buffalo Trail) is a 686 km long north-south highway located in eastern Alberta, extending from the hamlet of La Corey Highway 9 is an East-West highway through south- Central Alberta. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276
Oyen is the service centre for a large but sparsely populated dryland farming area. Dryland farming is an Agricultural technique for cultivating land which receives little Rainfall. In the surrounding area wheat, barley, and canola are important crops, and beef cattle are raised. Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for Canola is a type of Edible oil derived from plants initially bred in Canada by Keith Downey and Baldur Stefansson in the 1970s Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family
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Oyen has a hospital, grain elevators, farm equipment dealerships, stores, a golf course, a local museum, and a number of churches. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for History Grain elevators are a common sight in the grain-growing areas of the world such as the North American Prairies Larger terminal elevators are A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the A church building is a Building or Structure whose primary purpose is to facilitate the meeting of a church. The regional public high school is found here, and it has a small Catholic elementary school. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete".
Just outside the town at the junction of highways 41 and 9 a major highway rest stop has formed, with a service station, restaurant and a Travel Alberta information centre. A Super 8 motel opened there in 2007. Super 8 Motels Inc is the world's largest budget Hotel chain, with Motels in the United States and Canada, and a few outside of North America
Demographics
In 2006, Oyen had a population of 1,015 living in 404 dwellings, a 0. House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. 5% decrease from 2001. The town has a land area of 4. 93 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) and a population density of 205. 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 9/km² (533. 3/sq mi). [1]
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References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below--> Towns in Alberta are generally 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 Oyen – Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath.
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