Canyon Creek, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

55°22′19″N 115°05′41″W / 55.37194°N 115.09472°W / 55.37194; -115.09472CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division17Municipal district Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land4.22 km² (1.63 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total318 • Density75.4/km² (195/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Canyon Creek is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.^[2] It is located on Highway 2, approximately 234 kilometres (145 mi) east of Grande Prairie.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Canyon Creek had a population of 318 living in 117 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of -2.2% from its 2016 population of 325. With a land area of 4.22 km² (1.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.4/km² (195.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Canyon Creek had a population of 284 living in 103 of its 116 total private dwellings, a change of 9.7% from its 2011 population of 259. With a land area of 1.64 km² (0.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 173.2/km² (448.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.