Red Earth Creek
Red Earth Creek is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17.[2] 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 metres (1,710 ft).
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| Coordinates: 56°32′26″N 115°17′07″W / 56.5406°N 115.2853°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Municipal district | Opportunity No. 17 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | M.D. of Opportunity No. 17 Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 29.6 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 315 |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
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.
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 -10.8% from its 2016 population of 353. With a land area of 29.6 km2 (11.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.6/km2 (27.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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 -12.8% from its 2011 population of 337. With a land area of 38.66 km2 (14.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km2 (19.7/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Red Earth Creek | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) | 8.0 (46.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 36.3 (97.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 6.0 (42.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | 36.3 (97.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) | −5.9 (21.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | −5.0 (23.0) | −7.8 (18.0) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) | −11.0 (12.2) | −6.6 (20.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 4.6 (40.3) | −10.6 (12.9) | −13.9 (7.0) | 1.0 (33.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) | −16.1 (3.0) | −13.8 (7.2) | −5.1 (22.8) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.7 (45.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 3.3 (37.9) | −1.4 (29.5) | −16.4 (2.5) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −5.1 (22.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.0 (−41.8) | −30.5 (−22.9) | −24.5 (−12.1) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −10.0 (14.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | −3.0 (26.6) | −14.4 (6.1) | −13.3 (8.1) | −31.0 (−23.8) | −37.0 (−34.6) | −41.0 (−41.8) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 1.7 (0.7) | 0.9 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.4) | 1.3 (0.5) | 5.3 (2.1) | 8.8 (3.5) | 9.2 (3.6) | 6.5 (2.6) | 4.3 (1.7) | 2.0 (0.8) | 2.5 (1.0) | 1.8 (0.7) | 45.4 (18) |
| Average rainfall cm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.1) | 4.9 (1.9) | 8.8 (3.5) | 9.2 (3.6) | 6.5 (2.6) | 4.0 (1.6) | 0.9 (0.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 34.6 (13.7) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 22 (8.7) | 14 (5.5) | 19 (7.5) | 18 (7.1) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.2) | 8 (3.1) | 25 (9.8) | 18 (7.1) | 131 (51.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.02cm) | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 117 |
| Source: http://www.farmzone.com/statistics/summary/cl3075491/na020 | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "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.
Coordinates: 56°32′26″N 115°17′07″W / 56.54056°N 115.28528°W