Chauvin ( ) is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Wainwright, and west of the Saskatchewan border. It is also the home of Susie the Softball, the world's largest softball. History Chauvin started as a railroad siding in 1908. It was incorporated as a village in 1912. The village has the name of George Von Chauvin, a railroad official. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chauvin had a population of 304 living in 143 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 335. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chauvin recorded a population of 335 living in 145 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 334. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. The population of the Village of Chauvin according to its 2016 municipal census is 345, a change from its 2011 municipal census population of 340. See also List of communities in Alberta List of villages in Alberta References External links 1912 establishments in Alberta Villages in Alberta