Bassano is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately 140km east of Calgary and 160km northwest of Medicine Hat. It is also on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. A short distance south of the town is the Bassano Dam (originally "Horse Shoe Bend Dam"), which serves as a reservoir for nearby communities and for the irrigation of the vast farm and ranch lands surrounding Bassano.The community has the name of Marquis de Bassano, a railroad promoter.DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bassano recorded a population of 1,206 living in 536 of its 556 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,282. With a land area of 5.22km2, it had a population density of in 2016.In the 2011 Census, the Town of Bassano had a population of 1,282 living in 542 of its 585 total dwellings, a -4.7% change from its 2006 population of 1,345. With a land area of 5.16km2, it had a population density of in 2011.The population of the Town of Bassano according to its 2007 municipal census is 1,390.InfrastructureThe town has emergency medical services provided by Bassano Health Centre.Notable peopleJim Henshaw – Canadian voice actorJoseph B. Martin – Dean of Harvard Medical School 1997–2007Mike Toth – Sportscaster