Canyon Creek, Alberta

Canyon Creek
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 55°22′19″N 115°05′41″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	17
Municipal district	Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	4.22 km^2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	318
• Density	75.4/km^2 (195/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−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

Population history
of Canyon Creek

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	36	—
1951	232	+544.4%
1956	255	+9.9%
1961	267	+4.7%
1966	250	−6.4%
1971	205	−18.0%
1976	138	−32.7%
1981	145	+5.1%
1986	164	+13.1%
1991	242	+47.6%
1991A	247	+2.1%
1996	243	−1.6%
2001	251	+3.3%
2006	228	−9.2%
2011	259	+13.6%
2016	284	+9.7%
2016R	325	+14.4%
2021	318	−2.2%
Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1]

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.^[16]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
4. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
5. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
6. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
7. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
8. "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
9. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
10. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
11. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
12. 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
13. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
14. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
15. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
16. "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.