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Oyen | |
|---|---|
| Town of Oyen | |
 Location in Special Area No. 3 | |
  Oyen Location of Oyen in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 51°21′08″N 110°28′26″W / 51.35222°N 110.47389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 4 |
| Special Area | Special Area No. 3 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 17, 1913 |
| • Town | September 1, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Oyen Town Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 917 |
| • Density | 178.1/km2 (461/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Highways | Highway 9 Highway 41 Highway 895 |
| Website | Official website |
Oyen is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada near the Saskatchewan boundary and north of Medicine Hat. It is on Highway 41, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of its junction with Highway 9.
Early name, Bishopburg, was changed in 1912 to honour Andrew Oyen, an early settler who sold his homestead for the townsite.[5]
Oyen is the service centre for a large but sparsely populated dryland farming area. In the surrounding area wheat, barley, and canola are important crops, and beef cattle are raised.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Oyen" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 456. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 30. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.