Torrington

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Torrington

Total population

239

Elevation950 m

Land area0.69 km²

Coordinates51.79°, -113.60°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Torrington is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Calgary at the junction of Highway 27 and Highway 805.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Alberta

• Valley View Hutterite Colony
  4.1 mi away
• May City Hutterite Colony
  6.7 mi away
• Rainbow Hutterite Colony
  12.3 mi away
• Three Hills Hutterite Colony
  18.4 mi away
• Neudorf Hutterite Colony
  23.6 mi away
• Huxley Hutterite Colony
  24 mi away
• Beiseker Hutterite Colony
  28.3 mi away
• Fairview Hutterite Colony
  28.8 mi away
• East River Hutterite Colony
  30.9 mi away
• Pine Hill Hutterite Colony
  31.8 mi away
• Sharples
  31.8 mi away · pop. 1
• Rumsey
  32.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Skillet, Lincoln, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 235 mi
• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 242 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

Seen 2026-09-12

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Seen 2026-09-12

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Seen 2026-09-12

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Seen 2026-09-09

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Seen 2026-09-09

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Seen 2026-09-09

Whooping Crane

Grus americana

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Torrington, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.