Athabasca (Alberta)
| Athabasca | |||
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 Center of Athabasca |
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
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Northern Alberta - Athabasca County |
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| Coordinates : | 54 ° 43 ′ N , 113 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 533 m | ||
| Area : | 17.65 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2965 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 168 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 0011 | ||
| Postal code : | T9S | ||
| Foundation : | 1877 | ||
| Website : | www.town.athabasca.ab.ca | ||
Athabasca [ əθəbæskə ] is the Athabasca nearby places, with the status of a town ( English Town ). It is located in the Canadian province of Alberta , about 145 km north of Edmonton and is the center of the district ( English municipal district ) Athabasca County .
The settlement was created in 1877 by the Hudson's Bay Company under the name Athabasca Landing and expanded into a fur trading station in the following decades. During the Klondike Gold Rush , Athabasca was a transit camp for the prospectors who moved to Dawson by land . From 1912 to 1914, the place experienced an upswing, which was due to the general boom caused by the construction of railway lines and the land grabbing by settlers . The population rose to 2000 inhabitants. The boom came to an end with the recession in Alberta in 1914.
Athabasca University is located in Athabasca and specializes in distance learning .
Demographics
The census in 2016 showed a population of 2,965 inhabitants for the municipality, after the census in 2011 showed a population of 2,990 inhabitants for the municipality. Compared to the last census in 2011, the population has decreased by 0.8%, while the provincial average has increased by 11.6%. In the census period from 2006 to 2011, the number of inhabitants in the municipality decreased by 15.9%, while the provincial average increased by 10.8%.
For the 2016 census, a median age of 40.2 years was determined for the municipality . The median age of the province in 2016 was only 36.7 years. The average age was 40.8 years, or 37.8 years in the province. For the 2011 census, a median age of 38.8 years was determined for the municipality. The median age of the province in 2011 was only 36.5 years.
Web links
- Athabasca website (English)
- Historical Athabasca Landing (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2014 Municipal Codes. (PDF, 348.21 KB) Alberta Municipal Affairs , accessed September 2, 2014 .
- ^ Athabasca Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . April 24, 2018, accessed July 4, 2018 .
- ^ Athabasca Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed July 4, 2018 .