Mannville

Mannville is a small farming village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 881 and approximately 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of Edmonton. The settlement was named for Sir Donald Mann, vice-president of the Canadian Northern Railway. The 652nd Lord Mayor of London, UK, Sir Peter Gadsden, was born in Mannville while his father served as an Anglican missionary in the area. The populatio... more

Mannville is a small farming village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 881 and approximately 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of Edmonton. The settlement was named for Sir Donald Mann, vice-president of the Canadian Northern Railway. The 652nd Lord Mayor of London, UK, Sir Peter Gadsden, was born in Mannville while his father served as an Anglican missionary in the area. The population of the Village of Mannville according to its 2009 municipal census is 761. In 2006, Mannville had a population of 782 living in 388 dwellings, a 8.3% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 2.15 km (0.8 sq mi) and a population density of 363.9 /km (942.5/sq mi) inhabitants. less