Mayerthorpe
Mayerthorpe | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Town of Mayerthorpe | |
 Location in Lac Ste. Anne County | |
  Mayerthorpe Location of Mayerthorpe inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:53°57′01″N115°08′01″W/ 53.95028°N 115.13361°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
| Municipal district | Lac Ste. Anne County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| •Village | March 5, 1927 |
| •Town | March 20, 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Janet Jabush |
| • Governing body | Mayerthorpe Town Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 4.39 km2(1.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 712 m (2,336 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,259 |
| • Density | 286.6/km2(742/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mayerthorpian |
| Time zone | UTC−7(MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6(MDT) |
| Area code | -1+780 |
| Highways | Highway 22 Highway 43 |
| Waterway | Paddle River |
| Website | www |
Mayerthorpe/ˈmɛərθɔːrp/is a town incentral Alberta,Canada. It is approximately 120 km (75 mi) northwest ofEdmontonat the intersection ofHighway 43andHighway 22 (Cowboy Trail).The town is surrounded byLac Ste. Anne Countyand is in Alberta'sCensus Division No. 13.
History
[edit]The name of the post office, established in 1915, honours R. I. Mayer, the first postmaster. "Thorpe" is from the Old English for hamlet or village.[6]
Mayerthorpe incorporated as a village on March 5, 1927.[1]It then incorporated as a town just over 34 years later on March 20, 1961.[1]
On March 3, 2005, four officers serving with the Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt detachments of theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police(RCMP) were killed in theMayerthorpe tragedy.
On July 29, 2008, the Mayerthorpe Arena was destroyed by a fire. In 2011, after three years of planning and fundraising, the new arena, now called the Mayerthorpe Exhibition Centre, was officially opened.[7]
In 2016, a string of suspicious fires in the area resulted in the destruction of a CN trestle bridge.[8]The bridge was rebuilt shortly thereafter, in about twenty days.[9]
Demographics
[edit]In the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,the Town of Mayerthorpe had a population of 1,259 living in 511 of its 572 total private dwellings, a change of-4.6% from its 2016 population of 1,320. With a land area of 4.39 km2(1.69 sq mi), it had a population density of286.8/km2(742.8/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the2016 Census of Populationconducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mayerthorpe recorded a population of 1,320 living in 540 of its 600 total private dwellings, a-5.6% change from its 2011 population of 1,398. With a land area of 4.37 km2(1.69 sq mi), it had a population density of302.1/km2(782.3/sq mi) in 2016.[10]
Media
[edit]The local weekly newspaper serving Mayerthorpe and area is theMayerthorpe Freelancer.[11]
Sports
[edit]TheWhitecourt WildSenior "AA" ice hockey team was added to the North Central Hockey League in 2013. The team plays in the Mayerthorpe Exhibition Centre.[12]
Notable Residents
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Location and History Profile: Town of Mayerthorpe"(PDF).Alberta Municipal Affairs.October 7, 2016. p. 386.RetrievedOctober 13,2016.
- ^"Municipal Officials Search".Alberta Municipal Affairs.May 9, 2019.RetrievedOctober 1,2021.
- ^abc"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 9,2022.
- ^"Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)"(PDF)(PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229).RetrievedOctober 8,2013.
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 13,2022.
- ^Hamilton, William (1978).The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names.Toronto: Macmillan. p. 29.ISBN0-7715-9754-1.
- ^"Mayerthorpe arena destroyed in fire".29 July 2008.
- ^Andrea Ross, "Former Mayerthorpe mayor defends son accused of arson in CN fire,"CBC NewsMay 1, 2016, URL accessed May 1, 2016.
- ^"Mayerthorpe's CN trestle bridge rebuilt after major fire".CBC News. May 17, 2016.RetrievedJuly 2,2016.
- ^"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)".Statistics Canada.February 8, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 8,2017.
- ^"Mayerthorpe Freelancer".Sun Media Corporation.Retrieved2012-07-15.
- ^Harvey, Ann (September 10, 2013)."North Central Hockey League comes to Whitecourt".Whitecourt Star.
Further reading
[edit]- Mayerthorpe and District History Book Society (1980).Three trails home: a history of Mayerthorpe and districts, Alberta, Canada.Mayerthorpe, Alberta: Inter-Collegiate Press.OCLC911656298.RetrievedNovember 11,2020.
External links
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