Red Earth Creek
Red Earth Creek | |
|---|---|
 Businesses along Highway 88 | |
  Red Earth Creek  Red Earth Creek | |
| 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) |
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).
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
[edit]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
[edit]| Climate data for Red Earth Creek | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "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.
