Banff, Alberta

Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary and 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise. At 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level,^[5] Banff is the community with the second highest elevation in Alberta, after Lake Louise.

Banff
Town
Town of Banff
View of Banff
Location within Banff National Park
Banff Location of Banff in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°10′40″N 115°34′25″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Alberta's Rockies
Census division	15
Improvement district	Improvement District No. 9
Founded	1885
Incorporated[2]
• Town	January 1, 1990
Named for	Banff, Aberdeenshire
Government [3]
• Mayor	Corrie DiManno
• Governing body	Banff Town Council Barb Pelham Kaylee Ram Grant Canning Cheryl “Chip” Olver Ted Christensen Hugh Pettigrew
• Manager	Kelly Gibson
• MP (Banff—Airdrie)	Blake Richards
• MLA (Banff-Kananaskis)	Sarah Elmeligi
Area  (2021)[4]
• Land	4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation [5]	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population  (2021)[4][6]
• Total	8,305
• Density	2,033.8/km2 (5,268/sq mi)
Demonym	Banffite
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation area	T1L
Area codes	+1-403, +1-587
Public Transit Service	Roam
Website	www.banff.ca

Notable people

• Karen Percy, double-bronze medal skier at the 1988 Winter Olympics
• J. Jill Robinson, award-winning author of fiction and creative nonfiction
• Kevin Smyth, former NHL player
• Ryan Smyth, former NHL player