| Vauxhall | |
| Official Name: | Town of Vauxhall |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | Potato Capital of the West |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vauxhall in Alberta |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 2 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Municipal District of Taber |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kimberly Cawley |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Vauxhall Town Council |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | December 31, 1949 |
| Established Title3: | • Town |
| Established Date3: | January 1, 1961 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.71 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1286 |
| Population Density Km2: | 474.7 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 50.0689°N -112.0975°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 779 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 36 Highway 864 |
Vauxhall is a town in southern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the Municipal District of Taber. It is on Highway 36 (Veteran Memorial Highway) approximately 36km (22miles) north of Taber, 69km (43miles) south of Brooks and 114km (71miles) west of Medicine Hat. It is situated in the prairie land between Bow River and Oldman River.
Vauxhall is known as the "Potato Capital of the West."
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vauxhall had a population of 1,286 living in 436 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,222. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Vauxhall recorded a population of 1,222 living in 413 of its 458 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,288. With a land area of 2.72km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]
The town is served by the Vauxhall Airport, located 5km (03miles) south of the town.
The Town of Vauxhall is served by two schools, Vauxhall High School and Vauxhall Elementary School.
Like much of southern Alberta, Vauxhall 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 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 40.6C on 16 July 1919 and 20 July 1921.[6] [7] The coldest temperature ever recorded was -48.9C on 12 January 1916.[8]