| Provost | |
| Official Name: | Town of Provost |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Provost in Alberta |
| 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: | 7 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Municipal District of Provost No. 52 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Peggy McFadden |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Provost Town Council |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | January 20, 1910 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | December 29, 1952 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.75 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1900 |
| Population Density Km2: | 400.1 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.3539°N -110.2686°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 668 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | T0B 3S0 |
| Area Code: | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 13 Highway 899 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank1 Info: | Gillespie Lake |
Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, 19km (12miles) west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. It was originally named "Lakeview" but renamed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Land Department in 1907; the first train to the town was in 1910.[4] Post office established in 1908.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Provost had a population of 1,900 living in 764 of its 862 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,998. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Provost recorded a population of 1,998 living in 779 of its 843 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,041. With a land area of 4.72km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]
The economic bases of Provost are agriculture and oilfield.
There are two schools in Provost: Provost Public and St. Thomas Aquinas. Provost Public School has a student population of about 400 and is part of the Buffalo Trail Regional Division No. 28. St. Thomas Aquinas School has approximately 246 students and is part of the East Central Alberta Catholic Schools Regional Division No. 16.
The local newspaper that covers the town is The Provost News.[8] The East Central Alberta Review also regularly covers the town and its surrounding areas.[9]