Vegreville, Alberta

Vegreville is a town in central Alberta, Canada located on Highway 16A approximately 103km east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the Vegreville Observer, a weekly newspaper for the region. A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of Ukrainian Canadian descent, and it is home to the world's largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg). GeographyClimateVegreville experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vegreville recorded a population of 5, 708 living in 2, 429 of its 2, 734 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 5, 717. With a land area of 14. 08km2, it had a population density of in 2016. The Town of Vegreville's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 5, 758, a 1. 3% decrease over its 2010 municipal census population of 5, 834. In the 2011 Census, the Town of Vegreville had a population of 5, 717 living in 2, 429 of its 2, 680 total dwellings, a 3. 6% change from its 2006 population of 5, 519. With a land area of 13. 92km2, it had a population density of in 2011.

Vegreville is a town in central Alberta, Canada located on Highway 16A approximately 103km east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the Vegreville Observer, a weekly newspaper for the region. A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of Ukrainian Canadian descent, and it is home to the world's largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg). GeographyClimateVegreville experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vegreville recorded a population of 5, 708 living in 2, 429 of its 2, 734 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 5, 717. With a land area of 14. 08km2, it had a population density of in 2016. The Town of Vegreville's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 5, 758, a 1. 3% decrease over its 2010 municipal census population of 5, 834. In the 2011 Census, the Town of Vegreville had a population of 5, 717 living in 2, 429 of its 2, 680 total dwellings, a 3. 6% change from its 2006 population of 5, 519. With a land area of 13. 92km2, it had a population density of in 2011.