Vegreville is a town in central Alberta, Canada located on Highway 16A approximately 103km east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the Vegreville Observer, a weekly newspaper for the region.A large percentage of Vegreville's population is of Ukrainian Canadian descent, and it is home to the world's largest pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg).GeographyClimateVegreville experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).DemographicsThe Town of Vegreville's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 5,758, a 1.3% decrease over its 2010 municipal census population of 5,834.In the 2011 Census, the Town of Vegreville had a population of 5,717 living in 2,429 of its 2,680 total dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2006 population of 5,519. With a land area of 13.92km2, it had a population density of in 2011.In 2006, Vegreville had a population of 5,519 living in 2,538 dwellings, a 2.7% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 13.49km2 and a population density of 409.1/km2.In 2001, the town had a population of 5,376, while in 1996, it was 5,337. A total of 2,436 private dwellings were enumerated in 2001, and the median age was 41.2 years.