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Barons, Alberta

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conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Barons recorded a population of 341 living in 132 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of 8.3% from its 2011 population of 315. With a land area of 0.81 km (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 421.0/km (1,090.4/sq mi)
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Water is supplied via a 16 km (9.9 mi) regional pipeline between Barons and the Village of Nobleford. The pipeline is a joint venture between Nobleford, Barons and the County of Lethbridge (NBC) in partnership with the province of Alberta through its "Water for Life" program.
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Barons became a village on May 6, 1910, and early buildings included a hardware store, a grocery store, lumber yards, a bank, a feedmill, a dance hall, an opera house and a hotel.
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The Village of Barons was subject to a study in 2004 that investigated dissolution of the village to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of the County of Lethbridge.
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Barons' wastewater drains to a sewage lagoon 0.5 km (0.3 mi) west of the village.
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The village is governed by a council comprising a mayor and two councillors.
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High speed wireless Internet access is available from multiple providers.
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The last two grain elevators were demolished in the summer of 2012.
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purchased the present townsite of Barons in early 1909.
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Village
Barons' last remaining elevators along the CPR tracks prior to demolition
CPR
Barons is located in Alberta
49°59′59″N 113°04′58″W / 49.99972°N 113.08278°W / 49.99972; -113.08278
Alberta
Region
Southern Alberta
Census division
2
Municipal district
Lethbridge County
Village
Time zone
UTC−7
MST
DST
UTC−6
T0L 0G0
Highways
Highway 23
Highway 520
Official website
Alberta
Palliser's Triangle
Lethbridge
Highway 23
Superman
Superman
Canadian Pacific Railway

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