Hay River
Xátł'odehchee Xatlodehchee | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The High Rise dominates the skyline | |
| Motto: Hub of the North | |
  Hay River  Hay River | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′35″N 115°47′23″W / 60.80972°N 115.78972°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | South Slave Region |
| Constituency | Hay River North Hay River South |
| Census division | Region 5 |
| Incorporated (town) | 27 June 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kandis Jameson [2] |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Glenn Smith |
| • MLA | Vince McKay (South) |
| • MLA | R.J. Simpson (North) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 122.4 km2 (47.3 sq mi) |
| • Population centre[4] | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,169 |
| • Density | 25.9/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 2,380 |
| • Population centre density | 752.8/km2 (1,950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0R0 – 0R9/1G1 – 1G5 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 874/5 |
| – Living cost | 132.5A |
| – Food price index | 121.3B |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.hayriver.com |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,[5] Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,[6] Canada Flight Supplement[7] ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100[8] ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100[8] | |
Hay River (South Slavey: Xátł’odehchee [xátɬ’otɛhtʃʰe]),[6] known as "the Hub of the North",[9] is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport between them. The town is in the South Slave Region, and along with Fort Smith, the town is home to one of the two regional offices.[10]
- ^ "Hay River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Mayors Welcome
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table Hay River Northwest Territories [Population centre]". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "NWT Communities - Hay River". Government of the Northwest Territories: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Northwest Territories Official Community Names and Pronunciation Guide". Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Yellowknife: Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b Hay River – Statistical Profile
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
HRHwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ MACA Regions Archived 24 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine