Fort Providence
| Fort Providence Zhahti Koe |
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 Fort Providence
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| Coordinates: 61°21′17″N 117°39′36″W / 61.35472°N 117.66000°WCoordinates: 61°21′17″N 117°39′36″W / 61.35472°N 117.66000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | South Slave Region |
| Constituency | Deh Cho |
| Census division | Region 4 |
| Hamlet | 1 January 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymond Bonnetrouge (December 2010) |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Susan Christie |
| • MLA | Michael McLeod |
| Area | |
| • Land | 256.33 km2 (98.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 727 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0L0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 699 |
| Prices | |
| - Living cost | 132.5A |
| - Food price index | 125.5B |
| Sources:Community Governance Data List,[1] 2006 Canada Census,[2] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[3] Fort Providence profile at the Legislative Assembly[4] Canada Flight Supplement[5] ^A 2005 figure based on Edmonton = 100[6] ^B 2004 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[6] |
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| Historical populations | |||
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| Year | Pop. | %± | |
| 1996 | 774 |
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| 1997 | 828 | 7.0% | |
| 1998 | 843 | 1.8% | |
| 1999 | 842 | -0.1% | |
| 2000 | 837 | -0.6% | |
| 2001 | 818 | -2.3% | |
| 2002 | 800 | -2.2% | |
| 2003 | 823 | 2.9% | |
| 2004 | 798 | -3.0% | |
| 2005 | 797 | -0.1% | |
| 2006 | 758 | -4.9% | |
| 2007 | 760 | 0.3% | |
| 2008 | 759 | -0.1% | |
| 2009 | 759 | 0.0% | |
| Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics[6] | |||
Fort Providence (Slavey language: Zhahti Koe[pronunciation?] "mission house") is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Located west of Great Slave Lake, it has all-weather road connections by way of the Yellowknife Highway (Great Slave Highway) branch off the Mackenzie Highway, and the Deh Cho Bridge opened November 30, 2012 near Fort Providence over the Mackenzie. The bridge replaces the ice bridge and ferry, enabling year-round crossing of the river.
Fort Providence is well known for hosting the annual Mackenzie Days celebrations in August each year.
The recorded population was 727 in the 2006 Census, the majority of which are Dene.[2] In 2009 the Government of the Northwest Territories reported that the population was 759 with an average yearly growth rate of -0.2 from 1996.[6]
The Dene of the community are represented by the Deh Gah Gotie Dene Band[7] and the Métis by Fort Providence Métis Nation.[8] Both groups belong to the Dehcho First Nations.[9]
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Climate [edit]
| Climate data for Fort Providence | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −21 (−5) |
−17 (1) |
−8 (17) |
2 (35) |
13 (55) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
21 (69) |
13 (55) |
3 (37) |
−8 (17) |
−18 (0) |
1.9 (35.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −31 (−23) |
−29 (−20) |
−22 (−7) |
−10 (14) |
0 (32) |
5 (41) |
9 (48) |
7 (44) |
2 (35) |
−4 (24) |
−16 (3) |
−27 (−16) |
−9.7 (14.6) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
18 (0.7) |
30 (1) |
38 (1.5) |
33 (1.3) |
30 (1) |
20 (0.8) |
30 (1) |
20 (0.8) |
282 (10.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [10] | |||||||||||||
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Community Governance Data List
- ^ a b 2006 Census
- ^ Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre - official names
- ^ Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Fort Providence profile
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 2 May 2013 to 0901Z 27 June 2013
- ^ a b c d Fort Providence - Statistical Profile at the GNWT
- ^ Deh Gah Gotie Dene Band
- ^ Fort Providence Métis
- ^ Dehcho First Nations
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Fort Providence, Northwest Territories". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
External links [edit]
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