| Wainwright | |
| Official Name: | Town of Wainwright |
| Nickname: | Buffalo Capital of Canada |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wainwright in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| 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: | No. 7 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bruce Pugh |
| Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
| Leader Name1: | Wainwright Town Council |
| Leader Title2: | MP |
| Leader Name2: | Damien Kurek |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | Garth Rowswell |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | March 25, 1909 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | July 14, 1910 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 6606 |
| Population Density Km2: | 543 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.8333°N -162°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 675 |
| Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
| Postal Code: | T9W |
| Area Code: | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 14 Highway 41 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
| Blank1 Info: | Battle River |
Wainwright is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 206km (128miles) southeast of Edmonton.
Located west of the Alberta–Saskatchewan border, Wainwright is 61km (38miles) south of Vermilion in the Battle River valley. Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail, and Highway 14 go through the town.CFB Wainwright is located in Denwood, southwest of Wainwright.
Originally named Denwood by settler James Dawson in 1905, the town was relocated by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway 5km (03miles) west-northwest and renamed Wainwright after General William Wainwright, the second vice-president of railway. The original townsite opened with post office in 1907 along with Denwood Hotel and store. The post office and hotel (becoming Wainwright Hotel) relocated to Wainwright in 1908[4] with the old townsite later becoming CFB Wainwright.[5]
The town is a divisional point on the Canadian National Railway main line. Wainwright railway station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Wainwright had a population of 6,606 living in 2,664 of its 2,914 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 6,285. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Wainwright recorded a population of 6,270 living in 2,524 of its 2,770 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 5,925. With a land area of 9.1km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]
The Town of Wainwright's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 6,289,[8] an 8.9% increase over its 2008 municipal census population of 5,775.[9]
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.
Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28
East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools Regional Division No. 16
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