Wainwright | |
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| Town of Wainwright | |
 Welcome sign | |
| Nickname: Buffalo Capital of Canada | |
  Location of Wainwright in Alberta Show map of Alberta Wainwright, Alberta (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
| Coordinates:52°50′N110°52′W / 52.833°N 110.867°W /52.833; -110.867 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | No. 7 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | March 25, 1909 |
| • Town | July 14, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruce Pugh |
| • Governing Body | Wainwright Town Council |
| • MP | Damien Kurek |
| • MLA | Garth Rowswell |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,606 |
| • Density | 543/km2 (1,410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | +1-780,+1-587 |
| Highways | Highway 14 Highway 41 |
| Waterways | Battle River |
| Website | Official website |
Wainwright is a town ineast-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 206 kilometres (128 mi) southeast ofEdmonton.
Located west of theAlberta–Saskatchewan border, Wainwright is 61 kilometres (38 mi) south ofVermilion in theBattle River valley.Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail, andHighway 14 go through the town.CFB Wainwright is located in Denwood, southwest of Wainwright.
Originally namedDenwood by settler James Dawson in 1905, the town was relocated by theGrand Trunk Pacific Railway 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west-northwest and renamed Wainwright after General William Wainwright, the second vice-president of railway. The original townsite opened with post office in 1907 along with Denwood Hotel and store. The post office and hotel (becoming Wainwright Hotel) relocated to Wainwright in 1908[6] with the old townsite later becomingCFB Wainwright.[7]
The town is adivisional point on theCanadian National Railway main line.Wainwright railway station is served byVia Rail'sThe Canadian.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Town of Wainwright had a population of 6,606 living in 2,664 of its 2,914 total private dwellings, a change of5.1% from its 2016 population of 6,285. With a land area of 12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi), it had a population density of542.8/km2 (1,405.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Wainwright recorded a population of 6,270 living in 2,524 of its 2,770 total private dwellings, a5.8% change from its 2011 population of 5,925. With a land area of 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi), it had a population density of689.0/km2 (1,784.5/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
The Town of Wainwright's2013 municipal census counted a population of 6,289,[9] an 8.9% increase over its 2008 municipal census population of 5,775.[10]
Wainwright has the third-largest stampede in Canada. It occurs at the end of June, and includes arodeo,chuckwagon races, parade, midway, and an agricultural fair.
Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28
East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools Regional Division No. 16
Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2
TheEdge andThe Star (formerly theStar Chronicle) merged to be theStar/Edge in 2013. It is published weekly on Fridays.[14]
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