Belloy, Alberta
| Belloy | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Belloy
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| Coordinates: 55°45′14″N 118°14′00″W / 55.7539°N 118.2333°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Census division | No. 19 |
| Municipality | Birch Hills County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Birch Hills County council |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Belloy is a ghost town in Alberta, Canada.
It is located along the Grande Prairie-Grande Cache Railway tracks, north of Alberta Highway 49, between Wanham and Girouxville. It is part of census division No. 19 and is administered by the Birch Hills County.[1]
The community was named for Madame Belloy, a Belgian opera singer.[2]
Agriculture is the main activity in the community, which was built around cattle farming. Services for the oil and gas industry are another part of the economy.
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[edit] Geography
The community lies in the Peace River Country of northern Alberta, in the Birch Hills south of the Peace River.
The settlement gives the name to the Belloy Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Canada. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 1996". http://stds.statcan.ca/english/sgc/1996/1996-sgc-searchlocal.asp?criteria=4819049. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ epodunk. "Belloy, Alberta". http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/alberta/belloy/2003394.html. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Belloy Formation". http://cgkn1.cgkn.net/weblex/weblex_litho_detail_e.pl?00053:001143. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
[edit] External links
- Ghost Towns of Canada. Belloy, Alberta
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Coordinates: 55°45′14″N 118°14′00″W / 55.75389°N 118.2333333°W
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