Wembley, Alberta facts for kids
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Wembley
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Town
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Wong's Café, c. 1935
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Location in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1
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 Wembley
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Peace |
| Municipal district | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 |
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| • Village | January 3, 1928 |
| • Town | August 1, 1980 |
| Area
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| • Land | 4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 724 m (2,375 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,432 |
| • Density | 302.1/km2 (782/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 43 Highway 724 |
| Waterways | Wapiti River Saskatoon Lake |
Wembley is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 23 km (14 mi) west of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 724.
History
Land around Wembley was surveyed for homesteads in 1909, settlers beginning to arrive in 1910. The railroad survey was completed from Grande Prairie to Pouce Coupe in 1916 and the townsite of Wembley was surveyed in 1923. The railway arrived in 1924.
The present town-site is four and a half miles south of the original hamlet of Lake Saskatoon and when the railway arrived in 1924 many buildings were hauled over the four and one half miles of snow-covered trails from Lake Saskatoon to their new foundations in Wembley. The name Wembley was chosen by the Lake Saskatoon Board of Trade at the time of the British Empire Exposition at Wembley in England.
The post office opened in November 1924, the first postmaster being RB Sinclair.
Wembley reached village status January 3, 1928 and town status August 1, 1980.
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Wembley had a population of 1,432 living in 550 of its 616 total private dwellings, a change of -5.5% from its 2016 population of 1,516. With a land area of 4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 302.1/km2 (782/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Wembley recorded a population of 1,516 living in 565 of its 618 total private dwellings, a 9.6% change from its 2011 population of 1,383. With a land area of 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 319.2/km2 (827/sq mi) in 2016.
The Town of Wembley's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 1,410.
