Sedgewick, Alberta
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Sedgewick is a town in central Alberta
Central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province...
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located 83 km (51.6 mi) east of Camrose
Camrose, Alberta
Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada, amid some of the richest farmland in the prairies. It is a relatively small city which originally grew up along a railroad and now grows along Highway 13. Camrose is a scenic community with many parks, leading to its moniker "The Rose City"...
at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 869. The Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
runs through the town.
Demographics
In 2006, Sedgewick had a population of 891 living in 408 dwellingsHouse
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, a 3.0% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 2.6 km² (1 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
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of 342.2 /km2.