- Mannville, Alberta
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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°WCoordinates: 53°20′08″N 111°10′32″W / 53.33556°N 111.17556°W Country 
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AlbertaRegion 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 881Mannville 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
- Mike Rathje: NHL defenceman
- Kyle Calder: NHL forward
- Miles Zaharko: NHL defenceman
- Erving Goffman: Sociologist
- Peter Gadsden: Lord Mayor of London
- Frances Bay: United States-based actress, raised in Dauphin, Manitoba
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of villages in Alberta
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ ePodunk. "Mannville". http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/alberta/mannville/2001399.html. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
External links
Categories:- Villages in Alberta
- Minburn County, Alberta
- Northern Alberta geography stubs
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