Peace River
Peace River Crossing (1898–1916) Rivière-la-Paix (French) | |
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Town | |
| Town of Peace River | |
 Peace River seen from the Sagitawa Lookout | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the MD of Peace No. 135 | |
  Peace River Location of Peace River in Alberta  Peace River Peace River (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 56°14′09″N 117°17′55″W / 56.23583°N 117.29861°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region Sub-region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Peace |
| Adjacent municipal districts | Municipal District of Peace No. 135, County of Northern Lights and Northern Sunrise County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | 2 June 1914 (as Peace River Crossing) |
| • Name change | 22 May 1916 |
| • Town | 1 December 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elaine Manzer |
| • Governing body | Peace River Town Council
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| • CAO | Christopher J. Parker |
| • MP | Arnold Viersen |
| • MLA | Daniel Williams |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 25.34 km2 (9.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,619 |
| • Density | 261.2/km2 (677/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | +1-780, +1-587, +1-825 |
| Highways | |
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| Website | peaceriver |
Peace River (originally named Peace River Crossing and known as Rivière-la-Paix in French[6]) is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is along the banks of the Peace River at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is approximately 486 kilometres (302 mi) northwest of Edmonton and 198 kilometres (123 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie on Highway 2. It was known as the Village of Peace River Crossing between 1914 and 1916.[7]
The Peace River townsite is nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) below the relatively flat terrain surrounding it. Pat's Creek used to be an open channel through the town but is now channelled through a culvert under the town streets, re-emerging at the mouth on the Peace River at the Riverfront Park.
The population in the Town of Peace River was 6,729 in 2011, a 6.6% increase over its 2006 population.[8][9] There are significant nodal settlements and subdivisions in the vicinity of the town on acreages along Highway 2 to the west, Highways 684 (Shaftesbury Trail)[10] and 743[11] as well as the southwest portion of Northern Sunrise County. Regionally, there are various First Nation communities to the northeast, French-Canadian farming communities to the south and to the east, and Mennonite and Hutterite German-Canadian farming communities to the north and northwest of the town.
Peace River was the site of the 2004 Alberta Winter Games. In 2010, Peace River, in conjunction with Grimshaw and surrounding municipalities, jointly hosted the 2010 Alberta Summer Games.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Peace River" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 7 October 2016. p. 463. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Current Council". Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Les francophones de Rivière-la-Paix - Les Archives de Radio-Canada". Archives.radio-canada.ca. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Peace River". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Municipal Development Plan". M.D. of Peace No. 135. 11 August 2009.
- ^ "Municipal Development Plan" (PDF). County of Northern Lights. September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011.