Veinerville

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

50°2′5″N 110°37′40″W / 50.03472°N 110.62778°W / 50.03472; -110.62778CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division1Municipal districtCypress CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyCypress County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.18 km² (0.07 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total70 • Density399.3/km² (1,034/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Veinerville is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.^[2] It is located 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) northwest of Highway 41A, and less than 150 metres (490 ft) from Medicine Hat's east boundary.^[3]

History

The town was named after Mayor Henry Viener of Medicine Hat.

In the 1960s, a Medicine Hat Transportation Company bus route was slated to be enstated to the town, however there was little interest from residents. Later, a stop was made on the Flats route that was approximately 200 metres downhill from the town.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Veinerville had a population of 70 living in 32 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of -15.7% from its 2016 population of 83. With a land area of 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi), it had a population density of 388.9/km² (1,007.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Veinerville had a population of 83 living in 35 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of 6.4% from its 2011 population of 78. With a land area of 0.11 km² (0.042 sq mi), it had a population density of 754.5/km² (1,954.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "Cypress County Maps". Cypress County. 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.