Elmworth is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1

Grande Prairie County No. 1, Alberta

The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19.It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British Columbia....

. It is located on Highway 722 north of the Wapiti River

Wapiti River

Wapiti River is a river in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Smoky River, located in the southern area of the Peace River Basin.Wapiti is named after the Cree word for elk .-Course:...

 and east of the British Columbia

British Columbia

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 border. It has an elevation of 715 metres (2,345.8 ft). The Elmworth gas field stretches west and south of the hamlet.

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 19

Division No. 19, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

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 of Peace River

Peace River (electoral district)

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.

Demographics

Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Elmworth.

However, Industry Canada shows that Elmworth's greater rural area had a total population of 628 living in 298 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 902 km² (348.3 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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 of 19 /km2.

Amenities

The hamlet is served by a school, the Elmworth School, administered by the Peace Wapiti School Division. The K-9 school has about 80 students.

A curling club was established in the community in 1963 and is still operational, offering two ice sheets and a yearly bonspiel. A rural store serves the hamlet and nearby settlements and farms. A church serving different denominations is now closed.

The Elmworth gas plant is operated by ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips

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 Canada immediately south of the settlement. It was opened in 1979 by Canadian Hunter Exploration.