The County of Minburn No. 27 is a municipal district in east central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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It is located in Census Division 10

Division No. 10, Alberta

Division No. 10 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the east-central portion of central Alberta and includes Alberta's portion of the City of Lloydminster.- Census subdivisions :...

. It was established as a county

County

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 on Jan 01, 1965 from the former Municipal District of Minburn No. 72. The municipal seat is set in the Town of Vegreville

Vegreville, Alberta

-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...

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Demographics

In 2006, the County of Minburn No. 27 had a population of 3,319 living in 1,270 dwellings

House

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, a -3.4% increase from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 2911.14 km² (1,124 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.1 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 3,436 in 1,336 dwellings, a 2.6% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 2,910.42 km² it had a density of 1.2 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Vegreville
  Vegreville, Alberta
  -Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...
  
  

Villages

• Innisfree
• Mannville
  Mannville, Alberta
  Mannville is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 881, approximately west of Vermilion and east of Edmonton...
  
  
• Minburn
  Minburn, Alberta
  Minburn is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 37 km west of Vermilion and 143 km east of the city of Edmonton, along the Yellowhead Highway and the Canadian National Railway.-Demographics:...
  
  

Hamlets

• Lavoy
  Lavoy, Alberta
  Lavoy is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. It is located on Highway 16, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
  
   (dissolved as a village in 1999)
• Ranfurly
  Ranfurly, Alberta
  Ranfurly is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. It is located north of Highway 16, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  

Designated places

• Prairie Lodge Trailer Court
  Prairie Lodge Trailer Court, Alberta
  Prairie Lodge Trailer Court is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27 that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the north side of Township Road 524, east of Highway 857...
  
  

Other unincorporated communities

• Brush Hill
  Brush Hill, Alberta
  Brush Hill is an unincorporated community in the County of Minburn No. 27, Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Vegreville and has a legal description of NE-10-54-14-W4.Brush Hill School District No. 1032 was established on May 10, 1904...
  
  

External links

• County of Minburn (official site)