Wostok

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
53°50′31″N 112°27′41″W / 53.84194°N 112.46139°W / 53.84194; -112.46139CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division10Municipal districtLamont CountyElevation
639 m (2,096 ft)Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total15Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)HighwaysHighway 45 and Highway 29

Wostok (Russian: Восток) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County.[2] It is located on Range Road 173, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Highway 45 and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Wostok.

History

Wostok was founded in 1892 as a farming settlement of Slavic immigrants from the provinces of Galicia and Bukovina of Austria-Hungary.[3]

Demographics

Wostok recorded a population of 15 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "History : Orthodox Canada".
  • v
  • t
  • e
Subdivisions of Alberta
SubdivisionsCommunitiesCities and urban
service areasHamlets
  • Category
  • flag Canada portal
  • WikiProject

53°50′31″N 112°27′41″W / 53.84194°N 112.46139°W / 53.84194; -112.46139 (Wostok)


Stub icon

This Central Alberta location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e