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Banff was established in 1885 as Canada's first National Park.
- Elevation: 4,537 feet / 1,383 metres.
- Population: 7,135 (in 2001).
- 2.24 million people visited the town in 2003.
- Banff is named for Banffshire, Scotland, the birthplace of two of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s original directors.
The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley coordinated the 2004 Banff Community Indicators Report. Click here for more information about social/cultural, economy/tourism, and environment/resource use trends.
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