Turner Valley, Alberta

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Turner Valley is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), 3km west of Black Diamond and approximately 60km southwest of Calgary. It was named after Robert and John Turner who settled in the area in 1886. The town was once the centre of an oil and natural gas boom. For 30 years, the Turner Valley oilfields were a major supplier of oil and gas and the largest producer in the British Empire. DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Turner Valley recorded a population of 2, 559 living in 1, 019 of its 1, 066 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 2, 167. With a land area of 5. 79km2, it had a population density of in 2016. The population of the Town of Turner Valley according to its 2015 municipal census is 2, 511, a change of from its 2008 municipal census population of 2, 022. In the 2011 Census, the Town of Turner Valley had a population of 2, 167 living in 888 of its 934 total dwellings, a change of 13. 6% from its 2006 population of 1, 908. With a land area of 5. 45km2, it had a population density of in 2011.

Turner Valley, Alberta Description

Turner Valley is a town in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), 3km west of Black Diamond and approximately 60km southwest of Calgary. It was named after Robert and John Turner who settled in the area in 1886. The town was once the centre of an oil and natural gas boom. For 30 years, the Turner Valley oilfields were a major supplier of oil and gas and the largest producer in the British Empire. DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Turner Valley recorded a population of 2, 559 living in 1, 019 of its 1, 066 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 2, 167. With a land area of 5. 79km2, it had a population density of in 2016. The population of the Town of Turner Valley according to its 2015 municipal census is 2, 511, a change of from its 2008 municipal census population of 2, 022. In the 2011 Census, the Town of Turner Valley had a population of 2, 167 living in 888 of its 934 total dwellings, a change of 13. 6% from its 2006 population of 1, 908. With a land area of 5. 45km2, it had a population density of in 2011.

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