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Elk Point, Alberta

Field	Value
name	Elk Point
official_name	Town of Elk Point
native_name
settlement_type	Town
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pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Elk Point in Alberta
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Alberta
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Northern Alberta
subdivision_type3	Census division
subdivision_name3	12
subdivision_type4	Municipal district
subdivision_name4	County of St. Paul No. 19
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leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Wanda Cochrane
leader_title1	Governing body
leader_name1	Elk Point Town Council
leader_title2	MP
leader_title3	MLA
established_title	Founded
established_title1	Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2	• Village
established_date2	May 31, 1938
established_title3	• Town
established_date3	January 1, 1962
area_footnotes	(2021)
area_land_km2	4.91
population_as_of	2021
population_footnotes
population_total	1399
population_density_km2	284.7
timezone	MST
utc_offset	−7
timezone_DST	MDT
utc_offset_DST	−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	598
postal_code_type	Postal code span
postal_code	T0A 1A0
area_code	+1-780
blank_name	Highways
blank_info	Highway 41
Highway 646
blank1_name	Waterway
blank1_info	North Saskatchewan River
website

Highway 646

Elk Point is a town located in Eastern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 41.

A number of oil related businesses have located in Elk Point. Agriculture is also important in the Elk Point area.

Elk Point is located on the North Saskatchewan River which was a fur trade route. Both the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company had posts on the river near Elk Point from 1792 to 1800. Alberta Culture has built an interpretive centre near the remains of Fort George and Buckingham House.

There is a large carved statue of Peter Fidler (a figure from fur trade days) near Elk Point and a mural of Elk Point history near the town centre. The Iron Horse Trail, a rail trail, is nearby. Elk Point was the site of a fur trading post in the fur trade days.

Elk Point celebrated its centennial on June 30 and July 1, 2007.

Geography

Climate

Elk Point has a dry continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The hottest recorded temperature was 38.9 C on July 14, 1941. The coldest recorded temperature was -55.6 C on December 13, 1911.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Elk Point had a population of 1,399 living in 591 of its 683 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,452. With a land area of 4.91 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Elk Point recorded a population of 1,452 living in 534 of its 642 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,412. With a land area of 4.91 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

The Town of Elk Point's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 1,571, a 3.9% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 1,512.

Notable people

Adam Kleeberger - Team Canada rugby player
Mark Letestu - professional ice hockey player
Audrey Poitras - president of the Metis Nation of Alberta since 1996
Sheldon Souray - professional ice hockey player
Claire Lawrence - a Canadian musician

References

Town of Elk Point. "Town Council".
(October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Elk Point". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". [[Statistics Canada]].
(January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
(October 2025)
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
(February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
(2012-07-23). "Regular Meeting Minutes". Town of Elk Point.
(2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs.

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