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Town of Bonnyville
Town of Bonnyville
	— Town —
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	Motto: It's Multi-Natural
	Location of Bonnyville within census division number 12, Alberta, Canada.
	Coordinates: 54°16′05″N 110°43′49″W / 54.26806°N 110.73028°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	12
Municipal District	Bonnyville No. 87
Incorporated	1915 (District)
	1929 (Village)
	1949 (Town)
	Government
- Mayor	Ernie Isley
- Governing body	Bonnyville Town Council
- MP	Brian Storseth (Westlock—St. Paul - Cons)
- MLA	Genia Leskiw (Bonnyville-Cold Lake - PC)
	Area
- Total	14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation	550 m (1,804 ft)
	Population (2006)
- Total	5,832
- Density	411/km2 (1,064.5/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	T9N
Area code(s)	+1-780
Highways	Highway 28; Buffalo Trail
Waterways	Moose Lake; Beaver River
Website	Town of Bonnyville

Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in East-central Alberta between the city of Cold Lake and the smaller town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the government of the Municipal District of Bonnyville, which surrounds the city of Cold Lake and also includes the village of Glendon.

Bonnyville has large reserves of oil underfoot, and this, coupled with agricultural resources, many other industries, and a strategic location between the markets of St. Paul and Cold Lake, has blessed the town with one of the most vibrant and diverse economies in Alberta. On the south end of town is Jessie Lake, which is an important staging area for thousands of migrating birds, and therefore an excellent bird-watching spot. Other important lakes near Bonnyville include Moose Lake and Muriel Lake.

In celebration of Bonnyville's centennial year (2007), the town constructed the Centennial Centre, an educational and recreational centre, which is an extension of the R. J. Lalonde Arena (home ice for the Bonnyville Pontiacs, an AJHL team) and the Bonnyville & District Agriplex. Its construction was somewhat controversial as its cost well exceeded the original estimate and required a tax hike for both residents of the town and Municipal District.

[edit] Demographics

The population of the Town of Bonnyville according to its 2009 municipal census is 6,470.^[4]

In 2006, Bonnyville had a population of 5,832 living in 2,394 dwellings, a 2.2% increase from 2001. The town has an area of 14.10 km² (5.4 sq mi) and a population density of 413.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.^[5]

Bonnyville is home to a large French-speaking population and many Ukrainian-Canadians. Bonnyville's current MLA is Genia Leskiw, who is Ukrainian-Canadian, and previous to the 2008 election was Denis Ducharme, a Franco-Albertan (both are residents of Bonnyville).

The largest religion in the town is Christianity, evidenced by the visibility and involvement in the community of its many churches.