Saprae Creek is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in
northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cent ...
, Canada within the
Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo.
It is located north of
Highway 69, approximately east of
Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant ...
.
2016 wildfire
On May 4, 2016, the hamlet was evacuated due to the growing fire to the southwest near the
Fort McMurray International Airport
Fort McMurray International Airport is located southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. YMM is the largest airport in northern Alberta. It has flights to Edmonton, Calgary, and Fort Chipewyan through airlines Air Canada, WestJet, McMurra ...
. By May 5 severe damage was reported to 30% of buildings.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Saprae Creek had a population of 508 living in 176 of its 194 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 572. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of Saprae Creek according to the
2018 municipal census conducted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is 715,
a decrease from its 2012 municipal census population count of 925.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saprae Creek had a population of 572 living in 191 of its 215 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 694. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
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List of designated places in Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada Population cen ...
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List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
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