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Edson | |
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Town | |
| Town of Edson | |
 Edson town hall | |
| Motto: Heart of the Yellowhead[1] | |
 Location in Yellowhead County | |
  Edson Location of Edson in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′54″N 116°26′04″W / 53.58167°N 116.43444°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Incorporated[2] | |
| • Village | 9 January 1911 |
| • Town | 21 September 1911 |
| Founded by | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway |
| Named for | Edson Joseph Chamberlin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Zahara |
| • Governing body | Edson Town Council
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| • Manager | Mike Derricott |
| • MP | Gerald Soroka (Cons – Yellowhead) |
| • MLA | Martin Long (United Conservative Party – West Yellowhead) |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,374 |
| • Density | 284.5/km2 (737/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Edsonite[7] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | +1-780 |
| Website | edson |
Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, 192 kilometres (119 mi) west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the intersection with Highway 47.
- ^ Edson Town Council Retrieved 11 September 2021
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Edson" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 17 June 2016. p. 225. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Edsonites are recycling champions". Edson Leader. Sun Media Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2012.