Wainwright

Wainwright
—  Town  —
Town of Wainwright
Nickname(s): Buffalo Capital of Canada
Location of Wainwright in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°50′36″N 110°51′12″W / 52.84333°N 110.85333°W / 52.84333; -110.85333
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	No. 7
Municipal district	M.D. of Wainwright No. 61
Founded	1905 (as Denwood)
Incorporated	1910
Government
• Mayor	Norman Coleman
• Governing Body	Wainwright Town Council
• MP	Leon Benoit
• MLA	Doug Griffiths
Area (2011)[1]
• Total	8.91 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	5,925
• Density	665.4/km2 (1,723/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−6)
Postal code span
Highways	Highway 14 Highway 41
Waterways	Mott Lake Bushy Head Lake Battle River
Website	Town of Wainwright

Wainwright is a town on the prairies of east-central Alberta, Canada.

It is located on the north side of the Canadian National Railway, with CFB Wainwright (Denwood) located on the southwest side. The town lies 61 kilometres (38 mi) south of Vermilion, in the Battle River valley, along Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail. Highway 14 also passes through this town. Wainwright is 206 kilometres (128 mi) southeast of Edmonton on Highway 14 and 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of the Alberta–Saskatchewan border.

History

The town was originally named Denwood, but was later relocated by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west-northwest and renamed after General William Wainwright, the second vice-president of GTPR.

The railway is important to Wainwright. Wainwright is a divisional point on the Canadian National Railway main line. Wainwright railway station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Town of Wainwright had a population of 5,925 living in 2,384 of its 2,577 total dwellings, a 9.2% change from its 2006 population of 5,426. With a land area of 8.91 km² (3.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 665.0/km² (1,722.3/sq mi) in 2011.^[1]

The population of the Town of Wainwright according to its 2008 municipal census is 5,775.^[2]

In 2006, Wainwright had a population of 5,426 living in 2,310 dwellings, a 6.0% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 8.55 km² (3.30 sq mi) and a population density of 634.6 /km² (1,644 /sq mi).^[3]

Education

Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28

• Wainwright Elementary School
• Wainwright High School

East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools Regional Division No. 16

• Blessed Sacrament School
• Blessed Sacrament Outreach School^[4]

Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2

• École Saint-Christophe

Portage College

• Wainwright Campus

Media

Radio

• CKKY/Key 83 "Cat Country" – provides country music^[5]
• CKWY-FM/Wayne-FM – provides a mix of classic hits and top 40 music^[6]

Newspapers

• The Star (formerly the Star Chronicle) – published weekly on Monday

• The Edge

Notable natives

• Pat McCallum, Canadian curler.
• Glen Sather, NHL player, coach, general manager and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
• Lynn Seymour, ballerina

Stampede

Wainwright has the third-largest stampede in Canada. It occurs at the end of June, and includes a rodeo, chuckwagon races, parade, midway, and an agricultural fair.^[7]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of towns in Alberta

References

External links

• Town of Wainwright

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Coordinates: 52°50′N 110°52′W / 52.833°N 110.867°W / 52.833; -110.867 (Wainwright)