Veinerville
Veinerville is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.[1] 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.[2]
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
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Veinerville recorded 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.[3]
References
- Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- "Cypress County Maps". Cypress County. 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- "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.
