| Viking | |
| Official Name: | Town of Viking |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Viking in Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 53.0953°N -111.7769°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Beaver County |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | 5 February 1909 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | 10 November 1952 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | James Buttner |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Viking Town Council |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 691 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.45 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 986 |
| Population Density Km2: | 285.9 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | T0B 4N0 |
| Area Code: | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 14 Highway 36 |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway |
| Blank1 Info: | Canadian National Railway |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank2 Info: | Thomas Lake |
Viking is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is at the intersection of Highway 14 (Poundmaker Trail) and Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), approximately 121km (75miles) east of Edmonton.
The town also lends its name to the Viking Formation, an oil bearing stratigraphical unit.
Viking was settled in 1909 by Scandinavian settlers Sivert Hafso and Ole Sorenson, from Norway.
On 7 July 2005, the community ice arena was severely damaged by fire.[3] Construction began on a new arena, called the "Viking Carena Complex" and was completed on 17 August 2007.
Viking celebrated its centennial in 2009.
Viking experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). Summers are warm with moderate rainfall while winters are long and bitterly cold.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Viking had a population of 986 living in 432 of its 490 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,083. 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 Viking recorded a population of 1,083 living in 460 of its 505 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,041. With a land area of 3.7km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]
The majority of economic activity is in the agriculture, oil and gas, textile, and manufacturing industries.
Viking won the national Communities in Bloom contest in 2000.[6]
Many parks and flower gardens are maintained throughout the town. One of the most notable parks is Troll Park, which celebrates Vikings's rich Scandinavian history with native plants, trolls hidden throughout the park, and a giant troll mountain.
The Viking Airport is a small airport owned by the Town of Viking 4.8km (03miles) west of the townsite, with the Transport Canada airport identifier of CEE8.[7]
As a flag stop, Via Rail's The Canadian calls at the Viking railway station.