Rainbow Lake is a small town in northern Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is located west of High Level

High Level, Alberta

- Demographics :According to the 2006 census, High Level had a:*population of 3,887 living in 1,519 dwellings, a 12.9% increase from 2001;*land area of ; and*population density of .- Economy :...

 at the end of Highway 58, in MacKenzie County.

The town carries the name of the nearby lake, formed on the Hay River

Hay River (Canada)

Hay River is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada.It originates in the muskeg of north western Alberta, flows west to British Columbia, then returns to Alberta, where it follows a northern course towards the Northwest Territories, where it discharges in the...

, that was so called due to its curved shape.

Demographics

The population of the Town of Rainbow Lake according to its 2007 municipal census is 1,082.

According to the 2006 census, Rainbow Lake had:

• a population of 965 living in 448 dwellings
  House
  A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
  
  , a 1.1% decrease from 2001;
• a land area of 11.04 km² (4.3 sq mi); and
• a population density
  Population density
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   of 87.4 /km2.

Infrastructure

The community is served by the Rainbow Lake Airport

Rainbow Lake Airport

Rainbow Lake Airport, , is located adjacent to Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...

 . Education in the town is done at Rainbow Lake school.

External links

• Town of Rainbow Lake