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Red Earth Creek
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Red Earth Creek | |
| settlement_type | Hamlet | |
| image_skyline | Red earth creek alberta through a dirty windshield.jpg | |
| image_caption | Businesses along Highway 88 | |
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_relief | yes | |
| pushpin_map | CAN AB Opportunity#Canada Alberta#Canada#North America | |
| pushpin_label_position | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Canada | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province | |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta | |
| subdivision_type2 | Census division | |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipal district | |
| subdivision_name3 | Opportunity No. 17 | |
| government_type | Unincorporated | |
| leader_title | Governing body | |
| leader_name | M.D. of Opportunity No. 17 Council | |
| established_title2 | ||
| established_title3 | ||
| area_footnotes | (2021) | |
| area_land_km2 | 29.6 | |
| population_as_of | 2021 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 315 | |
| population_density_km2 | 10.6 | |
| timezone | MST | |
| utc_offset | −7 | |
| timezone_DST | MDT | |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 | |
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_footnotes | ||
| elevation_m | 520 |
Red Earth Creek is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is located east of Highway 88, between the town of Slave Lake and the hamlet of Fort Vermilion, and has an elevation of 520 m.
This hamlet is in Census Division No. 17 and in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca. It is also the administrative centre of the Loon River First Nation reserve
History
Originally the site was known as “Osseepeem” (His Creek).
The hamlet was subjected by Treaty No. 5 by the Saulteaux and Swampy Cree on September 20, 1875.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Red Earth Creek had a population of 315 living in 113 of its 145 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 353. With a land area of 29.6 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Red Earth Creek had a population of 294 living in 111 of its 200 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 337. With a land area of 38.66 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Climate
|Jan record high C=1.0 |Feb record high C=8.0 |Mar record high C=13.0 |Apr record high C=30.0 |May record high C=33.3 |Jun record high C=36.3 |Jul record high C=33.0 |Aug record high C=33.0 |Sep record high C=31.7 |Oct record high C=22.2 |Nov record high C=6.0 |Dec record high C=1.0 |Jan record low C=-41.0 |Feb record low C=-30.5 |Mar record low C=-24.5 |Apr record low C=-20.5 |May record low C=-10.0 |Jun record low C=-2.5 |Jul record low C=1.0 |Aug record low C=-3.0 |Sep record low C=-14.4 |Oct record low C=-13.3 |Nov record low C=-31.0 |Dec record low C=-37.0
References
References
- {{AltaML
- mdopportunity. "Red Earth Creek".
- "History".
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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