Glendon is a village in
northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the ce ...
, Canada that is north of
St. Paul. The community has the maiden name of an early postmaster's mother.
In 1993, the town unveiled its
roadside tribute to the
perogy. Their "Giant Perogy," complete with fork, is in height. It is one of the
Giants of the Prairies.
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Glendon Perogy
Glendon is home to former NHLer
Stan Smyl.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Glendon had a population of 516 living in 208 of its 256 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 493. 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 Glendon recorded a population of 493 living in 208 of its 234 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 486. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
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List of francophone communities in Alberta
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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 t ...
References
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1956 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta
Ukrainian-Canadian culture in Alberta