Wembley, Alberta facts for kids

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Town
Town of Wembley
Wong's Café, c. 1935
Location in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Wembley Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Planning region	Upper Peace
Municipal district	County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Incorporated
• Village	January 3, 1928
• Town	August 1, 1980
Area  (2021)
• Land	4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi)
Elevation	724 m (2,375 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,432
• Density	302.1/km2 (782/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	Highway 43 Highway 724
Waterways	Wapiti River Saskatoon Lake

Wembley is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 23 km (14 mi) west of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 724.

Demographics

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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Wembley recorded a population of 1,516 living in 565 of its 618 total private dwellings, a 9.6% change from its 2011 population of 1,383. With a land area of 4.75 km² (1.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 319.2/km² (827/sq mi) in 2016.

The Town of Wembley's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 1,410.