Bashaw, Alberta


Bashaw is a town in central Alberta located at the junction of Highway 21 and Highway 53.
The community has the name of Eugene Bashaw, an original owner of the town site.
Post office dates from 1910.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bashaw recorded a population of 830 living in 379 of its 418 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 873. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
According to the 2011 Census, the Town of Bashaw had a population of 873 living in 376 of its 431 total dwellings, a 9.7% increase of its 2006 population. With a land area of, the 2011 population density was.
The 2007 population, according to its municipal census, was 868.