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Edson, Alberta

Edson
Town
Town of Edson
Edson town hall
Edson town hall
Motto: 
Heart of the Yellowhead[1]
Location in Yellowhead County
Location in Yellowhead County
Edson is located in Alberta
Edson
Edson
Location of Edson in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°34′54″N 116°26′04″W / 53.58167°N 116.43444°W / 53.58167; -116.43444
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Planning regionUpper Athabasca
Municipal districtYellowhead County
Incorporated[2] 
 • Village9 January 1911
 • Town21 September 1911
Founded byGrand Trunk Pacific Railway
Named forEdson Joseph Chamberlin
Government
[3]
 • MayorKevin Zahara
 • Governing body
Edson Town Council
  • Trevor Bevan
  • Krystal Baier
  • Gean Chouinard
  • Ed Moore
  • Greg Pasychny
  • Peter Taylor
 • ManagerMike Derricott
 • MPGerald Soroka (Cons – Yellowhead)
 • MLAMartin Long (United Conservative Party – West Yellowhead)
Area
 (2021)[4]
 • Land29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi)
Elevation
[5]
920 m (3,020 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4][6]
 • Total8,374
 • Density284.5/km2 (737/sq mi)
DemonymEdsonite[7]
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation area
T7E
Area code+1-780
Websiteedson.ca Edit this at Wikidata
Downtown Edson (50th Street)

Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, 192 kilometres (119 mi) west of Edmonton along the Yellowhead Highway and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the intersection with Highway 47.

  1. ^ Edson Town Council Retrieved 11 September 2021
  2. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Edson" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 17 June 2016. p. 225. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Edsonites are recycling champions". Edson Leader. Sun Media Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

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