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Town of Vegreville
Town of Vegreville
	— Town —
	Location of Vegreville in Alberta
	Coordinates: 53°29′34″N 112°03′08″W / 53.49278°N 112.05222°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
County	Minburn
	Government
- Governing body	Vegreville Town Council
	Area
- Total	13.49 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
	Population (2006)
- Total	5,519
- Density	409.1/km2 (1,059.6/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span
Area code(s)	+1-780
Highways	Highway 16; Highway 857
Waterways	Vermilion River
Website	Town of Vegreville

Vegreville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 103 km (64 mi) east of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton. The primary economic base of the town is agricultural.

A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of Ukrainian Canadian descent. The world's largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg)^[2] was created to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1974 and to celebrate Vegreville's ethnic heritage. The Pysanka will be one of four roadside attractions featured on the first series of the Canadian Roadside Attractions Series to be issued by ‎Canada Post stamps on July 6, 2009.^[3]

The Town also has a close relationship with 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, a Canadian Forces Reserve unit based in Edmonton. The Regiment is the only unit of the Canadian Forces with Freedom of the Town and parades on Remembrance Day in the town.

The CN Vegreville Subdivision runs right through the center of the town and goes east to Lloydminster, west to Edmonton.

[edit] Demographics

The population of the Town of Vegreville according to its 2009 municipal census is 5,834.^[4]

In 2006, Vegreville had a population of 5,519 living in 2,538 dwellings, a 2.7% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 13.49 km² (5.2 sq mi) and a population density of 409.1 /km² (1,059.6/sq mi).^[1]

In 2001, the town had a population of 5,376, while in 1996, it was 5,337. A total of 2,436 private dwellings were enumerated in 2001, and the median age was 41.2 years.

Age distribution

0 to 19: 26.3%
20 to 64: 50.3%
65+ : 23.3%

Mother tongue

English: 4,030
French: 80
Other: 1,030

[edit] Climate

Weather data for Vegreville
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C	-8.4	-5	0.5	10.8	17.5	21.3	22.6	22.9	17	9.9	-1.6	-7.3	8.4
Average low °C	-19.2	-16.2	-9.8	-1.9	3.5	7.8	10	8.6	3.5	-2.5	-11.1	-17.8	-3.8
Precipitation mm	15.1	10.2	14.3	19.5	37.4	64.1	79.9	55.5	40	11.4	12	14.3	373.7
Average high °F	17	23	33	51	64	70	73	73	63	50	29	19	47
Average low °F	-3	3	14	29	38	46	50	47	38	28	12	-0	25
Precipitation inches	0.59	0.4	0.56	0.77	1.47	2.52	3.15	2.19	1.57	0.45	0.47	0.56	14.71
Source: Environment Canada^[5] August 2008

[edit] Notable Vegrevillans

Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman
Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer
Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta
Herschel Hardin, writer, playwright, and politician
Simma Holt, journalist, author, former Member of Parliament, and Member of the Order of Canada
George Bures Miller, artist
G. Gordon Nicholson, composer and musician
Joseph Segal, prominent businessman and founder of Fields (department store)

[edit] Pysanka Festival

[edit] See also

Towns of Alberta

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Vegreville - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4810028&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Vegreville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4810028. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^ Giant Pysanka
^ Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2009, Volune XVIII, No. 3, p. 10
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
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[edit] External links

[statcan2006-0] Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Vegreville - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4810028&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Vegreville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4810028. Retrieved 2007-06-13.

[1] Giant Pysanka

[2] Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2009, Volune XVIII, No. 3, p. 10

[3] Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-12.

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