| Onoway | |
| Official Name: | Town of Onoway |
| Nickname: | Hub of the Highways |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Planning region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Upper Athabasca |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Len Kwasny |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Onoway Town Council |
| Leader Title2: | MP |
| Leader Name2: | Dane Lloyd |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | Shane Getson |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | June 25, 1923 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | September 1, 2005 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 966 |
| Population Density Km2: | 292.1 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.7011°N -114.1981°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | T0E 1V0 |
| Area Code: | -1+780 -1+587 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 43 Highway 37 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank1 Info: | Lac Ste. Anne Sturgeon River |
Onoway is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 60km (40miles) northwest of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 37 and Highway 43.
Two theories are behind the naming of the community. "Onoway" in Chipewyan translates to "fair field" while the variant "onaway" is used in The Song of Hiawatha, a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.[2] Onoway's post office was established in 1904.[3] Onoway incorporated as a village on June 25, 1923.[1] It incorporated as a town on September 1, 2005.[1]
The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town, which is situated east of Lac Ste. Anne and south of the Sturgeon River.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Onoway had a population of 966 living in 360 of its 388 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,029. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Onoway recorded a population of 1,029 living in 355 of its 374 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,039. With a land area of 3.32km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]
Onoway hosts a weekend fair every June called "Heritage Days". [6]
Onoway's elementary school was recently replaced. The previous elementary school has been repurposed as a public library and museum. A new junior/senior high school opened in late 2016. The previous school was demolished and redeveloped as an outdoor running track.