Wainwright, Alberta

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official_name =Town of Wainwright
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nickname =Buffalo Capital of Canada
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subdivision_type =Country
subdivision_name =CAN
subdivision_type1 =Province
subdivision_name1 =AB
subdivision_type2 =Region
subdivision_name2 =Central Alberta
subdivision_type3 =Census division
subdivision_name3 =No. 7
subdivision_type4 =Municipal District
subdivision_name4 =Wainwright No. 61
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leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =Norman Coleman
leader_title1 =Governing Body
leader_name1 =Wainwright Town Council
leader_title2 =MP
leader_name2 =Leon Benoit
leader_title3 =MLA
leader_name3 =Doug Griffiths
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established_title =Founded
established_date =1905 (as Denwood)

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established_date2 =1908 (Wainwright)
established_title3 =Incorporated
established_date3 =1910
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population_total =5,426
population_density_km2 =634.6
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timezone =MST
utc_offset =−7
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latd= 52|latm= 50|lats= 36|latNS=N
longd= 110|longm= 51|longs= 12|longEW=W
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elevation_m =675
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blank_name =Highways
blank_info =Highway 14
Highway 41
blank1_name =Waterways
blank1_info =Mott Lake
Bushy Head Lake
Battle River
website = [http://www.town.wainwright.ab.ca Town of Wainwright]
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Wainwright is a town on the prairies of east-central Alberta, Canada.

It is located on the north side of the CN railroad, with CFB Wainwright (Western Area Training Centre -WATC-, or Denwood) located on the south-west side. The town lies km to mi|61|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0|wiki=yes south of Vermilion, in the Battle River valley, along Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail. Highway 14 also passes through this town. Wainwright is km to mi|206|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0| southeast of Edmonton on Highway 14 and km to mi|69|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0| west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.

History

The town was originally named Denwood, but was later relocated by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway km to mi|5|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0| 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.

Demographics

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 km2 to mi2|8.55|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|634.6| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4807054&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Wainwright&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4807054 | title= Wainwright - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-13]

Education

There are six schools in the town: Blessed Sacrament School, Wainwright Elementary School, Wainwright High School,Blessed Sacrament Outreach School, Ecole Saint-Christophe (French), and Portage College (adult upgrading). [Schools in Wainwright: [http://bss.ecacs16.ab.ca/ Blessed Sacrament School] , [http://outreach.ecacs16.ab.ca/ Blessed Sacrament Outreach School] , [http://www.csrcn.ab.ca/stchristophe/DEFAULT.htm Ecole Saint-Christophe] , [http://www.portagec.ab.ca/ Portage College (adult upgrading)] ]

Notable natives

*Pat McCallum- Canadian curler.
*Glen Sather - NHL player, coach, General Manager and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
*Lynn Seymour - Ballerina
* [http://www.ualberta.ca/~smri/Surgery%20Research%20Web%20Page/DrRajotte.htm Dr. Ray V. Rajotte] - University of Alberta professor, director

ee also

*Towns of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.town.wainwright.ab.ca Town of Wainwright]

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Wainwright
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