Spirit River, Alberta

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official_name = Town of Spirit River
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Northern Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 19
subdivision_type4 = Municipal District
subdivision_name4 = Spirit River
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leader_name = Spirit River Town Council
leader_title1 =Mayor-Theresa Sandul
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population_total = 1,148
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latd=55 |latm=46 |lats=55 |latNS=N
longd=118 |longm= 50|longs=02 |longEW=W
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elevation_m = 625
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area_code = 1-780
blank_name = Highways
blank_info = Highway 49
Highway 731
blank1_name = Waterways
blank1_info = Spirit River
Dunvegan Creek
website = [http://www.townofspiritriver.ca/ Town of Spirit River]
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Spirit River is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located km to mi|78|abbr=yes north of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 49 and Highway 731.

The community is largely agricultural, being located in the fertile Peace Country. Together with neighboring Rycroft, it is a service centre for the oil and gas industry. It's hospital, clinic and pharmacy make it the medical center for a large area extending 200 km east-west from the Smoky River to the BC boundary and 100 km north-south from the Peace River (largest in Alberta) to Woking, including the villages of Rycroft, Wanham, Eaglesham and Woking. The Spirit River Regional Academy is the high school for most of this area. Offices for Alberta Agriculture, the Municipal District of Spirit River, County of Saddle Hills and the Peace-Wapiti School Board are located in the town. A paved airport serves medical emergency flights and private aircraft but there is no commercial service.

Demographics

In 2006, Spirit River had a :
*population of 1,148 living in 466 dwellings, a 4.4% increase from 2001
*a land area of km2 to mi2|2.81|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
*and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|409.2| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4819058&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Spirit%20River&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4819058 | title= Spirit River - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-12]

ee also

*Towns of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.townofspiritriver.ca/ Town of Spirit River]
*Discover the Peace Country. [http://www.discoverthepeacecountry.com/htmlpages/spiritriver.html Spirit River]

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Spirit River
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