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Viking, Alberta

Viking, Alberta
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image_captionMain Street
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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name310
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subdivision_name4Beaver County
established_titleFounded
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established_date25 February 1909
established_title3• Town
established_date310 November 1952
government_footnotes
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leader_name1Viking Town Council
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Highway 36
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website

Highway 36

Viking () is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is at the intersection of Highway 14 (Poundmaker Trail) and Highway 36 (Veterans Memorial Highway), approximately 121 km east of Edmonton.

The town also lends its name to the Viking Formation, an oil bearing stratigraphical unit.

History

Viking was settled in 1909 by Scandinavian settlers Sivert Hafso and Ole Sorenson, from Norway.

On 7 July 2005, the community ice arena was severely damaged by fire. Construction began on a new arena, called the "Viking Carena Complex" and was completed on 17 August 2007.

Viking celebrated its centennial in 2009.

Geography

Climate

Viking experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). Summers are warm with moderate rainfall while winters are long and bitterly cold.

metric first = yessingle line = yescollapsed = yeslocation = VikingJan record high C = 11.1Feb record high C = 12.8Mar record high C = 18.9Apr record high C = 32.8May record high C = 34.4Jun record high C = 37.2Jul record high C = 39.4Aug record high C = 36.7Sep record high C = 35Oct record high C = 29.4Nov record high C = 20.6Dec record high C = 14.4year record high C = 39.4Jan high C = −8.1Feb high C = −5.1Mar high C = 1.2Apr high C = 11.3May high C = 17.9Jun high C = 21.6Jul high C = 23.6Aug high C = 23.1Sep high C = 17.8Oct high C = 10.8Nov high C = −1.2Dec high C = −6.5year high C = 8.9Jan mean C = −13.4Feb mean C = −10.7Mar mean C = −4.2Apr mean C = 4.9May mean C = 11Jun mean C = 15Jul mean C = 16.9Aug mean C = 16Sep mean C = 11.1Oct mean C = 4.7Nov mean C = −6Dec mean C = −11.6year mean C = 2.8Jan low C = −18.7Feb low C = −16.3Mar low C = −9.6Apr low C = −1.6May low C = 4Jun low C = 8.4Jul low C = 10.2Aug low C = 8.8Sep low C = 4.4Oct low C = −1.5Nov low C = −10.8Dec low C = −16.6year low C = −3.3Jan record low C = −50Feb record low C = −56.2Mar record low C = −41.1Apr record low C = −31.1May record low C = −12.2Jun record low C = −3.3Jul record low C = −1.1Aug record low C = −4.4Sep record low C = −26.7Oct record low C = −25.6Nov record low C = −38.3Dec record low C = −46.1year record low C = −56.2Jan precipitation mm = 17.9Feb precipitation mm = 9.6Mar precipitation mm = 14.6Apr precipitation mm = 23.1May precipitation mm = 44.1Jun precipitation mm = 78.9Jul precipitation mm = 81.1Aug precipitation mm = 68.1Sep precipitation mm = 42.5Oct precipitation mm = 16.5Nov precipitation mm = 16.6Dec precipitation mm = 18.3year precipitation mm = 431.3source 1 = Environment Canadadate = August 2010

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Viking had a population of 986 living in 432 of its 490 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,083. With a land area of 3.45 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Viking recorded a population of 1,083 living in 460 of its 505 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,041. With a land area of 3.7 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

The majority of economic activity is in the agriculture, oil and gas, textile, and manufacturing industries.

Alberta Farmers Cooperative Elevator company elevator, Viking, Alberta 1913.

Arts and culture

Viking won the national Communities in Bloom contest in 2000.

Attractions

Many parks and flower gardens are maintained throughout the town. One of the most notable parks is Troll Park, which celebrates Vikings's rich Scandinavian history with native plants, trolls hidden throughout the park, and a giant troll mountain.

Infrastructure

Viking airport
Viking Railway Station turned tea house

The Viking Airport is a small airport owned by the Town of Viking 4.8 km west of the townsite, with the Transport Canada airport identifier of CEE8.

As a flag stop, Via Rail's The Canadian calls at the Viking railway station.

Notable people

  • Cory Clouston, former hockey coach
  • Murray Dorin, Canadian politician, Progressive Conservative MP (1984–1993)
  • Don Mazankowski, former politician
  • Donald Sanderlin, Olympian
  • Sutter family, a hockey family that includes Brent, Brian, Duane, Rich, Ron, and Darryl, all of whom formerly played professional hockey in the NHL
  • Carson Soucy, professional NHL ice hockey player

References

References

  1. (7 October 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Viking". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  2. {{AMOS
  3. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  4. (7 July 2005). "Fire damages Viking arena; Sutter memorabilia saved". CBC News.
  5. [[Environment Canada]]—[http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=ALTA&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=2002&]. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  6. (9 February 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (8 February 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  8. (July 2016)
  9. link. (24 February 2012)
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