Sexsmith, Alberta
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Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta
Northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located on Highway 2, 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of the city of Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...
.
Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country
Peace River Country
The Peace River Country is an aspen parkland region around the Peace River in Canada. It spans from northwestern Alberta to the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia, where the region is also referred to as the Peace River Block.- Geography :The Peace River Country includes the...
region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province. It boasts of being the former "grain capital of the British Empire"; in a 10-year period from 1939 till 1949 it shipped more grain than any other port in the empire.
Demographics
The population of the Town of Sexsmith according to its 2007 municipal census is 2,255.In 2006, Sexsmith had a population of 1,959 living in 672 dwellings
House
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, a 18.5% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 3.43 km² (1.3 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
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of 572 /km2.
Below is a summary of Sexsmith's population growth since 1996.
- Population: 2,255 (2007)
- Population: 1,959 (2006)
- Population: 1,934 (2004)
- Population: 1,653 (2001)
- Population: 1,481 (1996)
- 2006 to 2007 population change: 15.11 %
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 18.50 %
- 2001 to 2004 population change: 17.00 %
- 1996 to 2004 population change: 30.59 %
- 1996 to 2001 population change: 11.61 %
- Land area: 3.43 km² (1.3 sq mi)
Education
Sexsmith has three schools:- Robert W. Zahara Public School
- Sexsmith Secondary School
- St. Mary's Catholic School
Sexsmith is also the home of a post-secondary institution:
- Peace River Bible InstitutePeace River Bible InstituteThe Peace River Bible Institute is a degree granting college recognized by the province of Alberta. PBRI's Bachelor of Religious Education course was recognized after its establishment in the 1980s by the American Association of Bible Colleges...
Sports
| Club | League | Sport | Venue | Established | Championships |
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| Sexsmith Vipers Sexsmith Vipers The Sexsmith Vipers are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the North West Junior Hockey League... |
North West Junior Hockey League The North West Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league operating in the Peace River region of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of Northwest "B" playoffs earns the chance to compete for the Western Canadian Junior "B" Crown, the Keystone Cup... |
Ice Hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take... |
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