Carvel, Alberta

Carvel
Hamlet
Carvel Location of Carvel within Census Division Number 11, Alberta, Canada.
Coordinates: 53°31′51″N 114°12′36″W / 53.53083°N 114.21000°W / 53.53083; -114.21000
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census Division	No. 11
Municipal district	Parkland County
Government
• Mayor	Rodney Shaigec
• Governing body	Parkland County Council Darrell Hollands AnnLisa Jensen Phyllis Kobasiuk Jackie McCuaig John McNab Tracey Melnyk
Population (2009)
• Total	19
Time zone	MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−6)
Postal code span	T0E
Area code(s)	780
Website	Parkland County

Carvel is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It is located on Highway 770, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Edmonton. The town's name is derived from the novel Richard Carvel by the American writer Winston Churchill.

Carvel's largest building is the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church and adjoining community hall.

In August 2008, a memorial to the founding pioneer families of Carvel was placed at the entrance to the church's graveyard.

Carvel is home to the CWHK Weather Radar Station, which functions as central Alberta's main weather radar station with an average range of about 240 km (150 mi).Coordinates: 53°31′51″N 114°12′36″W / 53.53083°N 114.21000°W / 53.53083; -114.21000

The population of Carvel according to Parkland County's 2009 municipal census is 19.