Vauxhall, a charming town nestled in southern Alberta, Canada, is renowned as the "Potato Capital of the West." Surrounded by the Municipal District of Taber, Vauxhall is conveniently located on Highway 36, also known as the Veteran Memorial Highway. It's approximately 36 km north of Taber, 69 km south of Brooks, and 114 km west of Medicine Hat. The town is beautifully situated in the prairie land between the Bow River and Oldman River.
According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vauxhall, Alberta, had a population of 1,286 living in 436 of its 457 total private dwellings. This figure represents a 5.2% increase from its 2016 population of 1,222. With a land area of 2.71 km2, the town had a population density of 474.5/km2 in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, Vauxhall recorded a population of 1,222 living in 413 of its 458 total private dwellings. This was a 5.1% decrease from its 2011 population of 1,288. With a land area of 2.72 km2, it had a population density of 449.3/km2 in 2016.
Vauxhall, Alberta, is well-served by the Vauxhall Airport, which is conveniently located just 5 kilometres south of the town.
Vauxhall, like much of southern Alberta, experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). In winter, the community is prone to a Chinook wind, which blows off the Rocky Mountains. This wind can bring periods of extremely warm temperatures relative to what would normally be seen at that time of year. The highest temperature ever recorded in Vauxhall was 40.6 °C on 16 July 1919 and 20 July 1921. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −48.9 °C on 12 January 1916.
