Vermilion, Alberta

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subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
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subdivision_name4 = Vermilion River
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leader_name = Bruce marriot
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1492
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area_code = +1-780
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Highway 41
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website = [http://www.vermilion.ca Town of Vermilion]
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Vermilion is a town in Vermilion River County, central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 41 (Buffalo Trail) and Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway).

The economy is largely service industry to agriculture.

Vermilion is located km to mi|192|precision=0|spell=UK east of Edmonton, km to mi|38|precision=0|spell=UK south of Clandonald, and km to mi|60|precision=0|spell=UK west of Lloydminster.

History

It was not until 1902 that a significant number of settlers arrived in this area of Alberta. Mostly of British ethnic background coming from the east. Just west of Vermilion is the line between British and those of Ukrainian ethnic background having travelled mostly from west.

In 1904, a post office was established at Breage approximately three miles east of the present townsite. [http://www.vermilion.ca/history.htm Town of Vermilion] – History]

In 1905, the railway arrived and a station was built. The post office was relocated from Breage. Throughout the days of steam, the railway was important to Vermilion. Vermilion was used as a divisional point. It had a water tower to resupply engines, a large roundhouse, an extensive yard, a Y, a turntable, and a bunkhouse for engine crews. With the decline of steam power in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the railway became less important.

In early 1906, Vermilion was incorporated as a village and reincorporated as a town later in the same year. The name "Vermilion" comes from the red clay found in the river valley. In fact, one of the first businesses in Vermilion was the brick factory which operated from 1906 until 1914. Some Vermilion buildings built from brick from this factory are still standing.

The first newspaper to publish in the Vermilion area was "The Signal". In 1909, S.R.P. Cooper established the "Vermilion Standard" which continues to publish to this day.

In 1911, the provincial government established three demonstration farms near Olds, Fairview, and near the Vermilion townsite. The Vermilion farm later became the Vermilion School of Agriculture, then Vermilion Agricultural and Vocational College and today is Lakeland College.

Like other towns built on the prairies in the early years of this century, Vermilion had an extensive fire on April 10, 1918 which destroyed 28 stores and businesses.

In the 1970s, an instructor at the college designed a grain dryer. He established a company, Vertec, to manufacture and market this dryer and eventually a large grain dryer factory was built in Vermilion. For a brief time, Vermilion billed itself as "The Grain Dryer Capital of Canada". However, Vertec did not enjoy lasting success and went bankrupt. Today the large former factory is a storage facility for agricultural products.Fact|date=February 2007

Vermilion today

For a small town, Vermilion is the hometown of several prominent Canadians, including cross-country skier Beckie Scott, hockey players Jeff Woywitka and Grant McNeill, cookbook author Jean Paré.

Demographics

The town had a population of 4,435 in 2001, [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4810042&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Vermilion&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Population&Custom= Statistics Canada 2001 Census Community Profiles] ] and the average age of the residents of the town was 66.2.

In 2006, Vermilion had a population of 4,036 living in 1,766 dwellings, a 2.2% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of km2 to mi2|13.69|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|294.7| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4810042&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Vermilion&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4810042 | title= Vermilion - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-13]

Education

The town has two public schools: Vermilion Elementary (K-6) and J.R. Robson Secondary (7-12), and one Catholic school, St. Jerome's Separate School (K-12). The town also attracts students to Lakeland College [ [http://www.lakelandc.ab.ca Lakeland College] ] (offering two year diploma programs) and training in emergency response.

ee also

*Towns of Alberta

References

:* [http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/index.asp?code=lde A 1912 scanned book about Vermilion]

External links

* [http://www.vermilion.ca Town of Vermilion]
* [http://www.vermilionstandard.com/ Vermilion Standard]

Geographic Location (8-way)
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