Vegreville | |
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Town | |
Town of Vegreville | |
Location of Vegreville in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 53°29′44″N 112°03′06″W / 53.49556°N 112.05167°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 10 |
Municipal district | County of Minburn No. 27 |
Incorporated[1] | |
• Village | April 4, 1906 |
• Town | August 15, 1906 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tim MacPhee |
• Governing body | Vegreville Town Council |
• MP | Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland-Cons) |
• MLA | Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville-UCP) |
Area (2021)[3] | |
• Land | 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,689 |
• Density | 404/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | +1-780, +1-587 |
Highways | Highway 16 Highway 857 |
Waterways | Vermilion River |
Website | Official website |
Vegreville /ˈvɛɡrəvɪl/ (Ukrainian: Веґревіль) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately 103 km (64 mi) east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906,[6] and that year also saw the founding of the Vegreville Observer, a weekly newspaper for the region.[7]
A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of Ukrainian Canadian descent, and it is home to the Vegreville egg, the world's second largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg).[8][9][10]
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