Nampa is a village 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. It is south of the Town of Peace River on Highway 2. Heart River crosses the Highway 2 just north of community.

Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN i ...

owned railway traverses the village. Nampa is an

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word for 'the Place'.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the Village of Nampa had a population of 367 living in 168 of its 189 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 364. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Nampa recorded a population of 364 living in 156 of its 176 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 362. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

The economy of Nampa is significantly dependent on agriculture and associated services. Great Northern Grain Terminals, a privately owned and operated grain company that was established in 1986 has a 77,200 MT terminal in Nampa. Peace River Timothy Processing Plant operates a timothy hay growing, harvesting, baling, dehydrating and double compression plant in the community. The plant specializes double compressed timothy hay for export to Asian markets such as Japan. Nampa Co Op Seed Processors provide seed cleaning services. Forestry and oil and gas industries are also a part of the Village of Nampa economy. Boucher Brothers Lumber Mill near Nampa produces dimensional lumber between 1x3 to 2x10 in lengths for Alberta construction market. Lying adjacent to the Peace River Oilsands, Nampa also sees some oil and gas activity.

Government

The Village of Nampa is governed by a mayor (Perry Skrlik), deputy mayor (Dale Gach) and three councillors who meet once a month. It is currently located in the

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Federal Electoral District, and as such is represented by

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; in the next federal election it will become part of the new riding of

Peace River—Westlock Peace River—Westlock is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Peace River—Westlock was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and w ...

Recreation and attractions

The Nampa Recreation Centre is the main centre for the community and recreation activities in the community. The facility contains a curling rink, an arena, a dance hall and several conference rooms. Mill Brown Memorial Park has camping and picnic facilities in addition to having baseball diamonds, tennis courts and a creative children's playground. Other facilities include: *Nampa Centennial Playground *Legacy Park *Nampa and District Pioneer Museum is open during the summer and serves a tourist information centre Parks and recreational areas in close proximity to the community of Nampa include Wilderness Park The Heart River Golf Course is just north of the village.

Green Valley Provincial Park Greene Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park east of the Town of Peace River, Alberta, Canada, in Northern Sunrise County. It was designated a provincial park on June 6, 2000, by the Alberta provincial government. It is located in the Hear ...

to the northeast in the Heart River valley extends from Nampa to the Town of

providing an important corridor for wildlife.

Education

Nampa Public School provides education for students from Kindergarten to grade 6. Secondary school students are transported to the Town of

Media

Nampa is served bi-weekly by alternative newspaper The Vault Magazine.

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* {{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes 1958 establishments in Alberta Villages in Alberta