Bentley, Alberta
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| Census Division | No. 8 |
| County | Lacombe |
| Area: | 2.48 km² |
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| Population:
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1,094 (2005) |
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| Time zone: | Mountain: UTC -7 |
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52° 27" 54" N 114° 02' 59" W |
| Elevation: | 910 m MSL |
| Highways | Highway 20 Highway 12 |
| Waterways | Gull Lake |
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| Governing body: | Bentley Town Council |
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The town of Bentley, originally called Oxford, is located 28 km (17 mi.) north-west of Red Deer. It was soon relocated to where it stands today, and was renamed in honour of George Bentley, an early homesteader. The first settlers came from the U.S. and either walked or drove oxen from Lacombe, which was the closest railroad station between 1888-1890. The first church was built in 1890 by the Methodists, and a schoolhouse was built in 1903. Bentley was incorporated as a village in 1906 and today is a thriving community with with one main street, two gas stations, one hotel, and three busy liquor stores.
It's a picturesque slice of central Alberta and the place where Stockwell Day, who made his name as leader of a renegade evangelical church, went from pastor to politician. Until recently the treasurer of Alberta, Day is now a candidate for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance party.
Bentley School prides itself in maintaining traditional rural values of hard work, discipline, and respectful behaviour in a safe and caring environment that nurtures the whole student through a strong academic and extracurricular program.
Population: 1,094 (2005)
Sources:
http://www.straightgoods.com/item313.shtml http://www.webtourist.net/touristinformation/about-bentley-ab_canada.html http://www.wolfcreek.ab.ca/schools_bn
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