Wostok, Alberta
Wostok (Russian: Восток) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. 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.
Demographics
Wostok recorded a population of 15 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.
See also
References
- ^ "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "History : Orthodox Canada".
53°50′31″N 112°27′41″W / 53.84194°N 112.46139°W
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