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== Economy ==
== Economy ==
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The local economy is centered around agriculture and forestry.
The local economy is centered around agriculture, bondage equipment manufacturing, and forestry.


== Sports ==
== Sports ==

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La Crete
Hamlet
La Crete is located in Alberta
La Crete
Location of La Crete in Alberta
Coordinates: 58°06′37″N 116°14′47″W / 58.1104°N 116.2463°W / 58.1104; -116.2463
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 17
Specialized municipalityMackenzie County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • ReevePeter F. Braun
 • Governing body
  • Jacquie Bateman
  • Peter F. Braun
  • Cameron Cardinal
  • David Driedger
  • Eric Jorgensen
  • Joshua Knelsen
  • Anthony Peters
  • Ernest Peters
  • Walter Sarapuk
  • Lisa Wardley
Area
[1][2]
 • Land3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1][3]
 • Total2,315
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas
T0H 2H0, T0H 4H0
Area code(s)780, 587, 825
Highways697

La Crete /ləˈkriːt/, also spelled La Crête, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within Mackenzie County.[4] It is located on Highway 697, approximately 57 kilometres (35 mi) southeast of High Level and 701 kilometres (436 mi) north of Edmonton.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 17 and in the federal riding of Peace River—Westlock.

The name "La Crête" means "the ridge" in French, which is how the earliest settlers described the area they settled.

History

La Crete was first settled in 1914 as La Crête Landing. When the first Mennonites arrived in the 1930s, they settled a short distance southwest of the original settlement on the current site of La Crete. When the first highways were built into the area in the 1960s, the population began to increase as new settlers arrived, and in 1979, La Crete was declared a hamlet.

Geography

The Hamlet of La Crete is west of Highway 697, mostly between Township Road 1060 and Township Road 1062 (109 Avenue).[5] Lake Tourangeau is adjacent to the hamlet to the northwest.[5]

Demographics

Population history
of La Crete
YearPop.±%
1961277—    
1966246−11.2%
1976349+41.9%
1981479+37.2%
1986689+43.8%
1991902+30.9%
19961,215+34.7%
20011,783+46.7%
20062,166+21.5%
20112,408+11.2%
The 2006 and 2011 population counts are the sum of the La Crete urban area/population centre and the La Crete designated place.
Source: Statistics Canada
[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

The population of the Ward 3 portion of the Hamlet of La Crete is 3,376 according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Mackenzie County.[18]

In the 2016 Census, by combining its adjacent population centre and designated place geographies, La Crete had a population of 2315 living in 828 of its 956 total dwellings, a change of -23.4% from its 2011 population of 3024. With a land area of 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 678.9/km2 (1,758.3/sq mi) in 2011.[1][2][3]

La Crete had a population of 2,039 according to Mackenzie County's 2003 municipal census,[19] which was more than double its 1991 population of 902.[20]

The residents of La Crete typically speak English or German.[1]

Attractions

La Crete has walking trails that were paved using donations from local residents.[citation needed] There is a Mennonite Heritage Village sited on "10 acres of land homesteaded by Henry H. Peters in 1950".[21]

Economy

The local economy is centered around agriculture, bondage equipment manufacturing, and forestry.

Sports

La Crete holds a hockey tournament every year known as the Challenge Cup, where teams from all over northern Alberta come to challenge each other in hopes of winning the trophy.

The La Crete Public High School's men's and women's basketball teams host an annual basketball tournament, The Northern Exposure Hoop Classic. It has been held every year since 2004, and has grown in stature to include teams from across Alberta. There is a waiting list to get into the Hoop Classic, even though the number of teams invited has increased.

Government

A ward boundary bisects the Hamlet of La Crete, which results in it having representation on Mackenzie County Council by two councillors.[22] Ward 3, which is west of 99 Street, is represented by Peter Braun, while Ward 4, which is east of 99 Street, is represented by David Driedger.[22][23]

Transportation

During the summer months the La Crete Ferry, also known as the Tompkins Landing Ferry,[24] one of only seven ferries still operating in Alberta, shuttles vehicles across the Peace River on Highway 697 about 70 kilometres southwest of the hamlet. In the winter, an ice bridge is maintained at the same spot. This access connects La Crete to the Mackenzie Highway near Paddle Prairie, offering a considerable time saving when travelling to or from La Crete. During the spring and fall, when the river is unfit for the ferry and the ice too thin to support vehicle traffic, or at other times when the ferry is not operational, travellers must continue north to High Level, then east on Highway 58 before coming back south to reach La Crete. In the summer of 2006 a sandbar formed in the centre of the river, where the ferry normally crossed, forcing it to travel around it. The sandbar has grown to such a size that the ferry does not always run if the water level is too low.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Crète [Population centre], Alberta and La Crete, Unincorporated place [Designated place], Alberta". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  5. ^ a b La Crete Address, 2021 (Map). Mackenzie County. 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ^ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 1968. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1978. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  9. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  10. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. July 1988. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  11. ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  12. ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and urban areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 25, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  17. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "Municipal Census 2018". Mackenzie County. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "2010 Census Population Count". Mackenzie County. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  20. ^ "Municipal Development Plan" (PDF). Mackenzie County. November 10, 2009. p. 4 (PDF page 12). Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  21. ^ "La Crete Mennonite Heritage Village | Mackenzie Frontier Tourist AssociationMackenzie Frontier Tourist Association".
  22. ^ a b La Crete Electoral District, 2021 (Map). Mackenzie County. 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  23. ^ "Council". Mackenzie County. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  24. ^ "La Crete Ferry closes for the season". Government of Alberta. 2011-11-17. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
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