Warburg is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordere ...
, Canada. It is approximately west of
Leduc on
Highway 39. The village is named for
Varberg Fortress
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Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their "typical west coast" sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wi ...
in
Sweden
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. The fortress's name was once spelled Warberg in English, but a spelling error resulted in the name Warburg.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Warburg had a population of 676 living in 283 of its 325 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 766. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Warburg recorded a population of 766 living in 302 of its 335 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 789. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Economy
The village of Warburg is a member of the
Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association
The Leduc-Nisku Economic Development Association (EDA) was an economic development partnership founded in 1984 that marketed Alberta's International Region. It dissolved at the end of 2019.
The partnership included the founding members of Leduc ...
, an economic development partnership that markets
Alberta's International Region in proximity to the
Edmonton International Airport
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.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
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List of villages in Alberta
A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller ...
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1953 establishments in Alberta
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Leduc County
Villages in Alberta