Vegreville

Vegreville
Town
Town of Vegreville
Vegreville egg
Vegreville egg
Vegreville is located in Alberta
Vegreville
Vegreville
Location of Vegreville in Alberta
Vegreville is located in Canada
Vegreville
Vegreville
Vegreville (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°29′44″N 112°03′06″W / 53.49556°N 112.05167°W / 53.49556; -112.05167
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division10
Municipal districtCounty of Minburn No. 27
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageApril 4, 1906
 • TownAugust 15, 1906
Government
[2]
 • MayorTim MacPhee
 • Governing bodyVegreville Town Council
 • MPShannon Stubbs (Lakeland-Cons)
 • MLAJackie Armstrong Homeniuk (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville-UCP)
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
635 m (2,083 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3][5]
 • Total5,689
 • Density404/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
T9C
Area code(s)+1-780, +1-587
HighwaysHighway 16
Highway 857
WaterwaysVermilion River
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Vegreville" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 695. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "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). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Vegreville Board of Trade. For you: a few facts about the Vegreville District in Central Alberta.
  7. ^ Choriawy, Cathy (1989). Commerce in the country : a land use and structural history of the Luzan grocery store. Edmonton: Alberta Culture, Historical Resources Division. p. 20.
  8. ^ Giant Pysanka
  9. ^ Pysanka Museum
  10. ^ Kolomyia Sights | Pysanka Museum | Easter Egg Museum