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Onoway Alberta Information

Onoway is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 37 and Highway 43. _x000D_ Two theories are behind the naming of the community. “Onoway” in Chipewyan translates to “fair field” while the variant “onaway” is used in The Song of Hiawatha, a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Onoway’s post office was established in 1904. Onoway incorporated as a village on June 25, 1923. It incorporated as a town on September 1, 2005. _x000D_ The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town, which is situated east of Lac Ste. Anne and south of the Sturgeon River. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Onoway had a population of 966 living in 360 of its 388 total private dwellings, a change of -6.1% from its 2016 population of 1,029. With a land area of 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 291.8/km2 (755.9/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Onoway recorded a population of 1,029 living in 355 of its 374 total private dwellings, a -1% change from its 2011 population of 1,039. With a land area of 3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 309.9/km2 (802.7/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ Onoway hosts a weekend fair every June called “Heritage Days”. _x000D_ Onoway’s elementary school was recently replaced. The previous elementary school has been repurposed as a public library and museum. A new junior/senior high school opened in late 2016. The previous school was demolished and redeveloped as an outdoor running track. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onoway