,
Alberta ,
Canada , is a town located approximately 100 kilometres east of Alberta's capital city,
Edmonton . It sits roughly at the geographic centre of the province. The primary economic base of the town is
Agricultural .
A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of
Ukrainian descent. The world's largest
Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) was created to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in
1974 and to celebrate Vegreville's ethnic heritage.
- Population: 5,376 (2001); 5,337 (1996)
- Total private dwellings: 2,436
- Age distribution:
- --- 0 to 19: 26.3%
- --- 20 to 64: 50.3%
- --- 65+ : 23.3%
- Median age: 41.2
- Mother tongue:
- --- English: 4,030
- --- French: 80
- --- Other: 1,030
