Bowden, Alberta facts for kids
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Bowden
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| Town of Bowden | |
 Bowden
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Municipal district | Red Deer County |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | June 17, 1904 |
| • Town | September 1, 1981 |
| Area
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| • Land | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 991 m (3,251 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 1,280 |
| • Density | 370.2/km2 (959/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span |
T4E
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| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
Bowden is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Red Deer County on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, approximately 45 km (28 mi) south of Red Deer.
The community may take its name from Bowdon, Greater Manchester, in England. A provincial Alberta Land Surveyor reference relates this alternate name source, "The most widely accepted version says that a surveyor named Williamson suggested that this siding on the Edmonton-Calgary Trail take the maiden name of his wife."
Geography
Nearby communities include Innisfail to the north, Caroline to the west, Huxley to the east and Olds to the south.
Climate
| Climate data for Bowden | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.4 (−2.9) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.6 (−50.1) |
−42.0 (−43.6) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.3 (1.07) |
19.2 (0.76) |
20.6 (0.81) |
25.4 (1.00) |
58.5 (2.30) |
89.1 (3.51) |
90.1 (3.55) |
59.5 (2.34) |
53.9 (2.12) |
22.3 (0.88) |
18.5 (0.73) |
27.5 (1.08) |
511.7 (20.15) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.04) |
0.3 (0.01) |
1.7 (0.07) |
10.4 (0.41) |
55.0 (2.17) |
89.0 (3.50) |
90.1 (3.55) |
59.5 (2.34) |
50.3 (1.98) |
12.0 (0.47) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.0 (0.0) |
370.6 (14.59) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 26.3 (10.4) |
18.9 (7.4) |
18.9 (7.4) |
15.0 (5.9) |
3.5 (1.4) |
0.1 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.5 (1.4) |
10.3 (4.1) |
17.2 (6.8) |
27.5 (10.8) |
141.0 (55.5) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bowden recorded a population of 1,280 living in 584 of its 622 total private dwellings, a change of 3.2% from its 2016 population of 1,240. With a land area of 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 369.9/km2 (958/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bowden recorded a population of 1,240 living in 524 of its 581 total private dwellings, a -0.1% change from its 2011 population of 1,241. With a land area of 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 442.9/km2 (1,147/sq mi) in 2016.
Attractions
Bowden has a nine-hole golf course with a fully licensed clubhouse.
Notable people
- Neil MacGonigill, music manager and producer, was raised in Bowden
