Official Name: | Carvel |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Carvel within Alberta |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 11 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Parkland County |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 53.5308°N -114.21°W |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 19 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Postal Code: | T7Y 3P2 |
Area Code: | 780 |
Website: | Parkland County |
Carvel is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It is located on Highway 770, approximately 35km (22miles) west of Edmonton. The hamlet's name is derived from the novel Richard Carvel by the American writer Winston Churchill.[1]
Carvel's largest building is the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church and adjoining community hall.
In August 2008, a memorial to the founding pioneer families of Carvel was placed at the entrance to the church's graveyard.
Carvel is home to the CASCV Weather Radar Station, which functions as central Alberta's main weather radar station with an average range of about 240km (150miles).[2]
The population of Carvel according to the 2009 municipal census conducted by Parkland County is 19.[3]