Mannville, Alberta

Mannville, Alberta
Mannville
—  Village  —
Village of Mannville
Motto: All Trails Lead to Mannville
Location of Mannville in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°20′08″N 111°10′32″W / 53.33556°N 111.17556°W / 53.33556; -111.17556Coordinates: 53°20′08″N 111°10′32″W / 53.33556°N 111.17556°W / 53.33556; -111.17556
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 10
County Minburn
Government
 - Mayor Al Good
 - Governing body Mannville Village Council
 - MLA
Area
 - Total 2.15 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation 625 m (2,051 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
 - Total 782
 - Density 364/km2 (942.8/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Highways Highway 16
Highway 881

Mannville is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 881, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Vermilion and 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Edmonton. Its primary industry is agriculture.

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History

The settlement was named for Sir Donald Mann, vice-president of the Canadian Northern Railway.[2]

The Manville Group, an oil and gas bearing stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, was named for the village by A.W. Nauss in 1945.[3].

Demographics

The population of the Village of Mannville according to its 2009 municipal census is 761.[4]

In 2006, Mannville had a population of 782 living in 388 dwellings, a 8.3% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) and a population density of 363.9 /km2 (942 /sq mi) inhabitants.[1]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Mannville—Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4810034&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Mannville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4810034. Retrieved 2007-06-08. 
  2. ^ ePodunk. "Mannville". http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/alberta/mannville/2001399.html. Retrieved 2009-03-02. 
  3. ^ Nauss, Arthur William, 1945. Cretaceous stratigraphy of Vermilion area, Alberta, Canada; American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), AAPG Bulletin, vol. 29, no. 11 (November), pp. 1605-1629.
  4. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 

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