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Mayerthorpe
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mayerthorpe |
| official_name | Town of Mayerthorpe |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| imagesize | 300px |
| image_caption | Highway 43 entrance to Mayerthorpe from the south. |
| image_map | 0215 Town Mayerthorpe, Alberta Locator.svg |
| map_caption | Location in Lac Ste. Anne County |
| pushpin_map | Alberta |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Mayerthorpe in Alberta |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_type3 | Planning region |
| subdivision_name3 | Upper Athabasca |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | Lac Ste. Anne County |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | March 5, 1927 |
| established_title3 | • Town |
| established_date3 | March 20, 1961 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Allen "AJ" Malcolm |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Mayerthorpe Town Council |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 712 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 4.39 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1343 |
| population_demonym | Mayerthorpian |
| postal_code_type | Postal code span |
| area_code | -1+780 |
| website | |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 22 |
| Highway 43 | |
| blank1_name | Waterway |
| blank1_info | Paddle River |
Highway 43
Mayerthorpe is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 120 km northwest of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail). The town is surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County and is in Alberta's Census Division No. 13.
History
The name of the post office, established in 1915, honours R. I. Mayer, the first postmaster. "Thorpe" is from the Old English for hamlet or village.
Mayerthorpe incorporated as a village on March 5, 1927. It then incorporated as a town just over 34 years later on March 20, 1961.
On March 3, 2005, four officers serving with the Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt detachments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were killed in the Mayerthorpe tragedy.
On July 29, 2008, the Mayerthorpe Arena was destroyed by a fire. In 2011, after three years of planning and fundraising, the new arena, now called the Mayerthorpe Exhibition Centre, was officially opened.
In 2016, a string of suspicious fires in the area resulted in the destruction of a CN trestle bridge. The bridge was rebuilt shortly thereafter, in about twenty days.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mayerthorpe had a population of 1,343 living in 551 of its 615 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,320. With a land area of 4.39 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mayerthorpe recorded a population of 1,320 living in 540 of its 600 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,398. With a land area of 4.37 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Media
The local weekly newspaper serving Mayerthorpe and area is the Mayerthorpe Freelancer.
Sports
The Whitecourt Wild Senior "AA" ice hockey team was added to the North Central Hockey League in 2013. The team plays in the Mayerthorpe Exhibition Centre.
Notable residents
References
References
- (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Mayerthorpe". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- {{AMOS
- (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.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". [[Statistics Canada]].
- Hamilton, William. (1978). "The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names". Macmillan.
- (29 July 2008). "Mayerthorpe arena destroyed in fire".
- Andrea Ross, "[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-mayerthorpe-mayor-defends-son-accused-of-arson-in-cn-fire-1.3561417 Former Mayerthorpe mayor defends son accused of arson in CN fire]," ''CBC News'' May 1, 2016, URL accessed May 1, 2016.
- (May 17, 2016). "Mayerthorpe's CN trestle bridge rebuilt after major fire". CBC News.
- {{2021CDNcc
- (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]].
- "Mayerthorpe Freelancer". [[Sun Media Corporation]].
- Harvey, Ann. (September 10, 2013). "North Central Hockey League comes to Whitecourt". Whitecourt Star.
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