Vauxhall is a town in

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. It is on Highway 36 (Veteran Memorial Highway) approximately north of Taber, south of

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and west of

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. It is situated in the prairie land between

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and

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. Vauxhall is known as the "Potato Capital of the West."

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vauxhall had a population of 1,286 living in 436 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,222. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vauxhall recorded a population of 1,222 living in 413 of its 458 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,288. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Infrastructure

The town is served by the

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, located south of the town.

Education

The Town of Vauxhall is served by two schools, Vauxhall High School and Vauxhall Elementary School.

Geography

Climate

Like much of southern Alberta, Vauxhall experiences a

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(

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''). In winter the community is prone to a

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which blows off the Rocky Mountains. This can bring periods of extremely warm temperatures relative to what would normally be seen at that time of year. The highest temperature ever recorded in Vauxhall was on 16 July 1919 and 20 July 1921. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 12 January 1916.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1949 establishments in Alberta Towns in Alberta