Torrington is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within Kneehill County

Kneehill County, Alberta

Kneehill County is a municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta, central Alberta.The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.-Demographics:...

. It is located approximately 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 5

Division No. 5, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

As of 2006, the province of Alberta has 28 electoral districts represented in the Canadian House of Commons.*Calgary Centre*Calgary Centre-North*Calgary East*Calgary Northeast*Calgary Southeast*Calgary Southwest*Calgary West*Calgary—Nose Hill*Crowfoot...

 of Crowfoot

Crowfoot (electoral district)

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The main industry is agriculture.

The community is home to the Gopher

Gopher (animal)

The term gopher as it is commonly used does not relate to any one species, but is a generic term used to describe any of several small burrowing rodents endemic to North America, including the pocket gopher , also called true gophers, and the ground squirrel , including Richardson's ground squirrel...

 Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson's ground squirrel

Richardson's Ground Squirrel

Richardson's ground squirrel , or the flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus...

s (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic settings.

A very large outdoor gopher sculpture (12 ft high) named "Clem T. GoFur" is located in the village.

All 11 of Torrington's fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers.

Torrington was incorporated as a village until 1997, when it dissolved to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of Kneehill County

Kneehill County, Alberta

Kneehill County is a municipal district situated in Division No. 5, Alberta, central Alberta.The presence of oil and natural gas in the region has attracted some industry.-Demographics:...

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Demographics

As of 2006, Torrington had a total population of 184 living in 86 dwellings. With a land area of 0.69 km² (0.266410489428849 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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 of 266.4 /km2.

Industry Canada shows that Torrington's greater rural area had a total population of 681 living in 258 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 317.5 km² (122.6 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

of 5 /km2.