Vilna, Alberta

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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_name1 = flag|Alberta
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census Division
subdivision_name3 = No. 12
subdivision_type4 = County
subdivision_name4 = Smoky Lake
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1907
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1923
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footnotes = Vilna is a historic village in central Alberta, Canada.

Vilna is located in Smoky Lake County, on Highway 28, convert|150|km|mi|1|lk=on|abbr=on northeast of the city of Edmonton. "Bonnie Lake Provincial Recreation Area" is located convert|6|km|mi|1|lk=on|abbr=on north of the community, on the shores of Bonne Lake.

History

Vilna was founded in 1907, mostly by central European settlers, and started to develop in 1919, when the railroad reached this area. It was named in 1920, after the city of Vilnaen icon cite web | author= | title=Our History... | publisher=Project of the Village of Vilna. | year=2005 | work=Historic Vilna | url=http://www.historicvilna.ca/history.htm | accessdate=2006-08-15 ] (modern Vilnius in Lithuania). The settlement was incorporated as a village on June 13, 1923.

It claims to be home to the world's largest mushroom: a metal sculpture.en icon cite web | author= | title= Our World's Largest Mushrooms... | publisher=Project of the Village of Vilna | year=2005 | work=Historic Vilna | url=http://www.historicvilna.ca/mushrooms.htm | accessdate=2006-08-15 ] [ [http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/mushrooms.htm Roadside attractions] - Vilna mushrooms]

Demographics

In 2006, Vilna had a population of 274 living in 145 dwellings, a 1.9% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of km2 to mi2|0.90|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|305.3| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4812024&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Vilna&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4812024 | title= Vilna - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-09]

ee also

*List of communities in Alberta
*Villages of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.historicvilna.ca/ Historic Village of Vilna]