Vegreville
Vegreville | |
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Town | |
| Town of Vegreville | |
Vegreville Location of Vegreville in Alberta Vegreville Vegreville (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′44″N 112°03′06″W / 53.49556°N 112.05167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 10 |
| Municipal district | County of Minburn No. 27 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | April 4, 1906 |
| • Town | August 15, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tim MacPhee |
| • Governing body | Vegreville Town Council |
| • MP | Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland-Cons) |
| • MLA | Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville-UCP) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,689 |
| • Density | 404/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Highways | Highway 16 Highway 857 |
| Waterways | Vermilion River |
| Website | Official 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, 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 Vegreville egg, the world's second largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg).