Wembley, Alberta
Encyclopedia
Wembley is a town in northern Alberta
Northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located 23 km (14.3 mi) west of Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie, Alberta
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at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 724. A resident of Wembley is known as a "Wemblian", or "Wembleyite".
Demographics
In 2001, the town population was 1,542.According to the 2006 census, Wembley has a:
- population of 1,443 living in 504 dwellingsHouseA house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, a 3.6% decrease from 2001 - land area of 3.63 km² (1.4 sq mi)
- and a population densityPopulation densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 397.9 /km2.