Crooked Creek, Alberta

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Crooked Creek
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Location of Crooked Creek in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°10′15″N117°53′23″W / 55.1708°N 117.8897°W / 55.1708; -117.8897 Coordinates: 55°10′15″N117°53′23″W / 55.1708°N 117.8897°W / 55.1708; -117.8897
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Census division No. 18
Municipal district Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  Governing body Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Council
Area
[1]
  Total2,246.63 km2 (867.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2006) [1]
  Total1,121
  Density0.50/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
  Dwellings
367
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)

Crooked Creek is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada, near Highway 43 between Valleyview and Grande Prairie. It lies within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 [2] as well as the Peace Wapiti School Division. [3]

Northern Alberta Place

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Alberta Highway 43 highway in Alberta

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The region is largely agricultural, though oil development in recent years has assisted the growth of small businesses and brought many other jobs. The construction and forestry industries are also important employers. The community is home to a mix of various cultures, including important Mennonite and Hutterite communities.

It is home to a few schools, the largest of which is Ridgevalley School, [4] a K-12 public school that serves a large region from the edge of Sturgeon Lake to the east, and Bezanson to the west. The school is attended by approximately 300 students. A grade 1 through 9 school also serves a relatively large Mennonite community, and a nearby Hutterite colony has its own local school.

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Bezanson, Alberta Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

Bezanson is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Grande Prairie on Highway 43, west of the Smoky River.

Demographics

Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Crooked Creek.

However, Industry Canada shows that Crooked Creek's greater rural area had a total population of 1,121 living in 367 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 2,246.63 km2 (867.43 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Industry Canada/Web Archive (2006-11-04). "Crooked Creek - Community demographics (2001 census)". Archived from the original on 2006-11-04. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. Alberta Municipal Affairs. "M.D of Greenview No. 16 Profile" . Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  3. "Peace Wapiti School Division". Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2005-12-26.
  4. Ridgevalley School Archived 2004-10-23 at the Wayback Machine