Hythe, Alberta

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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = flag|Alberta
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Northern Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census Division
subdivision_name3 = No. 19
subdivision_type4 = County
subdivision_name4 = Grande Prairie
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leader_title = Governing body
leader_name = Hythe Village Council
leader_title1 = Mayor
leader_name1 = Rhonda Tofteland
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1928
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population_total = 821
population_density_km2 = 199
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timezone = MST
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latd= 55|latm= 19|lats= 51|latNS=N
longd= 119|longm= 33|longs= 23|longEW=W
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elevation_m = 745
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postal_code_type = Postal code span
postal_code = T0H 2C0
area_code = +1-780
blank_name = Highways
blank_info = Highway 43
blank1_name = Waterways
blank1_info = Beaverlodge River
website = [http://www.hythe.ca/ Village of Hythe]
footnotes = Hythe is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 54 km west of Grande Prairie, the nearest major urban centre, on Highway 43. It is located in the center of the Peace River Country, and supports a rural agricultural economy. It has an elementary school and a junior high school, but older students are bussed to the nearby community of Beaverlodge. Hythe also has a newly renovated hockey arena, a covered outdoor swimming pool, and a motor speedway.

Demographics

According to the 2006 census, Hythe has a:
*population of 821 living in 288 dwellings
*a land area of km2 to mi2|4.12|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
*199.0 inhabitants per square kilometer.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4819008&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Hythe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4819008 | title= Hythe - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-08]

History

*1910:The area was settled by English and Norwegian immigrants.
*1913:The first post office was established.
*1915:The Happy Valley School opened in the settlement.
*1928:Railway arrived in the area.
*1929:Hythe was incorporated as a village.
*1947:The first hospital was built.
*1950:The first covered ice rink in the Peace Country was built and became home to the Hythe Mustangs Hockey Team for many years.
*1967: The South Peace Centennial Museum which opened, located 12 km south of Hythe has the only known operating 30 HP Waterloo Steam Traction Engine.

Attractions and Events

*The Annual South Peace Centennial Museum Day
*Agricultural Fair
*Hythe Motor Speedway - Racing from June to September each year.

Ecology, and Pollition

In Hythe, some 480 kilometres (300 miles) northwest of Edmonton, former Christian Reform evangelical pastor Wiebo Ludwig says that oil and gas projects that now encircle his farm have killed more than 50 of his livestock, caused three miscarriages among women in his family and caused birth defects in four grandchildren. [http://dieoff.org/page143.htm]

ee also

*List of communities in Alberta
*Villages of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.hythe.ca Village of Hythe]
* [http://www.cityofgp.com/exploregp/links/govtlinks.html Towns and Villages around the City of Grande Prairie ]