Bonnyville

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Bonnyville

Total population

5,975

Air quality index

33Good

Elevation564 m

Land area14.18 km²

WeatherAvg high 45.9°F

Coordinates54.27°, -110.74°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bonnyville is a town situated in East Northern Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87 surrounds the community.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jon Kalinski

Canadian ice hockey player

J

Jim Harrison

Canadian ice hockey player

G

Gordon Miniely

Canadian politician

J

Jean Bourbeau

Canadian ice hockey player

Ken Kowalski

Canadian politician

Justin Fontaine

Canadian ice hockey player

P

Paul Yewchuk

Canadian politician

C

Chad Cabana

Canadian ice hockey player

D

Dan Dubeau

Drew Shalka

Canadian singer, instrumentalist and songwriter

T

Tanner Boser

Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Brinson Pasichnuk

Canadian ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alberta

• Fresnoy
  3.2 mi away
• Durlingville
  3.9 mi away
• Bonnyville Beach
  6 mi away
• Fort Kent
  6.4 mi away
• Gurneyville
  8.8 mi away
• Hoselaw
  8.8 mi away
• Muriel Lake
  9.6 mi away
• Ardmore
  11.5 mi away
• Holyoke
  11.6 mi away
• Franchere
  11.6 mi away
• La Corey
  12.2 mi away
• Rife
  13 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bonnyville

Survey of Bonnyville

Alberta. Publicity Bureau. · 1970

Municipal District of Bonnyville #87

Alberta. Alberta Municipal Affairs. Planning Branch · 1984

Bonnyville planning report

Alberta. Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Provincial Planning Branch · 1972

Task force report on the future of Bonnyville Centralized High School

Alberta. Alberta Education. Finance and Administration Division · 1984

Air quality monitoring

Alberta. Alberta Environment · 2002

The Future of education in the Bonnyville/Cold Lake/Grand Centre area of Alberta

SAGE Institute (Edmonton) Ltd · 1980

Town of Bonnyville general municipal plan 1987

Bonnyville (Alta.) · 1987

Inquiry into school affairs Bonnyville Area

W. H. Swift · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Blue-winged Teal

Spatula discors

Seen 2026-06-06

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Seen 2026-06-03

common silverweed

Argentina anserina

Seen 2026-06-03

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Seen 2026-06-03

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Seen 2026-06-03

Black-necked Stilt

Himantopus mexicanus

Seen 2026-05-30

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Seen 2026-05-30

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Seen 2026-05-29

Western Meadowlark

Sturnella neglecta

Seen 2026-05-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bonnyville, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

0.1 mi1.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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