The community is home to the Gopher Hole Museum, dedicated to stuffed Richardson's ground squirrels (technically not gophers) in anthropomorphic settings. A very large outdoor gopher sculpture (12 ft high) named "Clem T. GoFur" is located in the hamlet. All 11 of Torrington's fire hydrants were painted to look like gophers. Torrington was incorporated as a village until 1997, when it dissolved to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of Kneehill County.

As of 2006, Torrington had a total population of 184 living in 86 dwellings. With a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.3 sq mi), it has a population density of 266.4 /km2 (690/sq mi). Industry Canada shows that Torrington's greater rural area had a total population of 681 living in 258 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 317.5 km2 (122.6 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 5.0 /km2 (12.9/sq mi).