Teepee Creek, Alberta

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footnotes = Teepee Creek is a hamlet in north-western Alberta, Canada, in Grande Prairie County.

It is located North of Bezanson and East of Sexsmith. The hamlet is located in census division No. 19 and in the federal riding of Peace River. It is administered by Grande Prairie County. [Cite web|url=http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0133_1.htm|author=Alberta Municipal Affairs|title=Grande Prairie County No. 1 - County Profile|accessdate=2008-06-28]

It was a farming and ranching community that became an oil and gas based economy during the 1980s.

Infrastructure

In 2006, the community has a school, community hall, fire hall, arena and with approximately 7 homes it now has a population of about 20 people.

Teepee Creek is known to most people for its stampede. In the 1960's the stampede was the most popular rodeo in Northern Alberta. The first stampede was held in 1916.

Demographics

As of 2006, the community had a total population of 0,230 living in 84 dwellings.Cite web | url= http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/4862 | title= Teepee Creek - Community demograhics|author=Industry Canada| authorlink=Industry Canada | year=2006 | accessdate= 2008-06-28] With a land area of km2 to mi2|213.8|abbr=yes|wiki=yes, it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|19.0| spell=UK | abbr=yes.

ee also

*Hamlets of Alberta

References

External links

* [http://www.discoverthepeacecountry.com/htmlpages/teepeecreek.html Discover the Peace Country - Teepee Creek]