Carvel, Alberta Explained

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]

Demographics

The population of Carvel according to the 2009 municipal census conducted by Parkland County is 19.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 30.
  2. http://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WHK Weather Radar - Carvel
  3. Web site: 2009 Municipal Census . Parkland County . June 29, 2009 . January 6, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715045055/http://www.parklandcounty.com/AssetFactory.aspx?did=3442 . July 15, 2011 .