Gibbons, Alberta
Encyclopedia : G : GI : GIB : Gibbons, Alberta
| }Motto: for motto without link or formatting}}}}}}
|-
| style="background:white; border-top:1px solid gray;" align="left" colspan="2" |
'' |- |Census Division |No. 11 |- |County |Sturgeon |- | Area: | or (use for info after initial value, and for unformatted area field)}}} }}} km²}}} |- |style="padding: 0 5px 0 5px;" | Founded |style="padding: 0 5px 0 0" | |- |style="padding: 0 5px 0 5px;" | Incorporated |style="padding: 0 5px 0 0" | |- |Population: Town Population | valign="top" | 2,730 (2002) |- |Population density:|| /km² |- | Time zone: | |- |Postal code span: | |- | Latitude: Longitude: | |- |Elevation:|| m MSL}}} |- |Highways |Highway 28A Highway 643 |- |Waterways |Sturgeon River |- | Mayor: | |- |: | |- | align="center" colspan="2" | }}} |- | colspan="2" align="right"| Census.}}}}}}}}} [Edit Template] |} Gibbons is a town in central Alberta located on Highway 28A north-east of Edmonton. The town was named for William R. Gibbons who settled in the area and was created from the merger of two smaller communities: Astleyville and Battenburg.[[Citing sources citation needed]] Gibbons is situated on the southwest bank of the Sturgeon River which is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. As part of the Sturgeon School Division, Gibbons is the site of the following schools: Landing Trail Elementary, Gibbons School Elementary and Junior High, and the Sturgeon Learning Centre which focuses on adult learning. External Links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. | |||||||