Bow City, Alberta (former village)

For the nearby hamlet of the same name, see Bow City, Alberta (hamlet).

Bow City is a former village^[3] located in southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 539 on the south shore of the Bow River approximately 31 km (19 mi) southwest of the City of Brooks. The Hamlet of Bow City is located 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the east on the north side of the Bow River in the County of Newell.

Bow City
Former village
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Coordinates: 50.425°N 112.273°W / 50.425; -112.273
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	5
Municipal district	Vulcan County
Incorporated (village)[1]	July 13, 1914
Dissolved[2]	April 17, 1918
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Vulcan County Council
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825
Waterways	Bow River

History

The Village of Bow City was incorporated on July 13, 1914 through a proclamation issued by Wilfred Gariepy, Minister of Municipal Affairs.^[1] It subsequently dissolved on April 17, 1918.^[2]

Bow City impact crater

Main article: Bow City impact crater

According to Wired magazine a paper presented at an American Geophysical Union Conference in December 2012 by Wei Xie of the University of Alberta described a buried crater under Bow City.^[4][5][6]

Demographics

Population history
of Bow City

Year	Pop.	±%
1916	28	—
Source: Statistics Canada[7]

In the 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces, Bow City had a population of 28.^[7]

See also

• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta