Canyon Creek, Alberta

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.

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 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	318
• Density	75.4/km2 (195/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	780, 587, 825

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