Mayerthorpe is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in the census division 13

Division No. 13, Alberta

Division No. 13 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in the north-central portion of central Alberta, while the northeast portion of the division is located within northern Alberta...

, central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Cowboy Trail (Hwy 22), 120 km (74.6 mi) north-west from Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

.

History

On March 3, 2005, four officers serving with the Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt detachments of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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 (RCMP) were killed in the Mayerthorpe tragedy

Mayerthorpe tragedy

The Mayerthorpe tragedy occurred on March 3, 2005 on the property of James Roszko 11 km north of Rochfort Bridge, northwest of Edmonton near the Town of Mayerthorpe, in the Canadian province of Alberta...

.

On July 8, 2007, a tornado

Tornado

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 touched down approximately 20 km (12.4 mi) south of Mayerthorpe.

On July 29, 2008, the Mayerthorpe Arena was destroyed by a fire. Plans to rebuild are in the works.

Demographics

In 2006, Mayerthorpe had a population of 1,474 living in 636 dwellings

House

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, a 6.1% decrease from 2001. The town has a land area of 4.78 km² (1.8 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 308.6 /km2.

External links

• Town of Mayerthorpe