Edson, Alberta

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Edson
Edson Main Street
Edson Main Street
Location in Alberta
Edson, Alberta
Edson
Edson
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Alberta
County: Yellowhead County
Coordinates : 53 ° 35 ′  N , 116 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 35 ′  N , 116 ° 26 ′  W
Height : 925  m
Area : 29.54 km²
Residents : 8098 (status: 2006)
Population density : 274.1 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 )
Postal code : T7E

Edson [ ˈɛdsən ] is a small town in Alberta , Canada , about 200 km west of Edmonton . The town, which was called Heatherwood until 1911 , was named after Edson J. Chamberlain, who was vice chairman of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway .

The village was originally important as a railway system on the route between Edmonton and Hinton . Edson is on Highway 16 (Yellowhead Route) , which was expanded in the 1950s and is now one of the busiest routes in Alberta. The local industry consists mainly of coal mining , natural gas extraction , forestry and the manufacture of products for the construction industry . Edson is located in a landscape of boreal forest , sandy hills and swamps .

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