Wanham, Alberta
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Wanham (Template:IPAc-en) is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Birch Hills County.[1] It is located Script error: No such module "convert". east of Rycroft along Highway 49 and approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north of Grande Prairie, in the farmlands of Peace River Country. Saddle River, a tributary of Peace River, flows immediately north of the community. The origin of the name Wanham could have come from Wanham in England.[2]
The local economy is based on agriculture and ranching, the settlement being an agricultural service centre for the surrounding farms. A wood products plant, Newpro, was previously the largest employer in the settlement. It was announced it was closing in January 2006.
History
It was established in 1916 as a station on the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway.[3] The first post office was built in 1918.
It was incorporated as a village, but dissolved and merged with Birch Hills County in 1999 by Order in Council 458/99.[4] Birch Hills County's municipal office is in Wanham.
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wanham had a population of 141 living in 58 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 124. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[5]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wanham had a population of 124 living in 62 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2011 population of 127. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2016.[6]
Attractions
A yearly plowing competition takes place in Wanham since 1971. It is currently named Alberta Provincial and Canadian Plowing Match and includes a horse drawn antique parade, live music and fashion show.
The Grizzly Bear Prairie Museum is seasonally opened in Wanham. It was founded in 1979 by a group called the Community of Cooperating Organization (COCO for short). It was officially opened in 1981.
Climate
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See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
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