Rivière Qui Barre is a
hamlet in
central Alberta, Canada, within
Sturgeon County. It is located west of
Highway 44, approximately northwest of
Edmonton's city limits. It was founded in 1885 by French-speaking settlers, adding a post office in 1895.
The name is the French translation of Kipohtakaw (“river that bars the way”), the
Cree
The Cree ( cr, néhinaw, script=Latn, , etc.; french: link=no, Cri) are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada ...
name of the
nearby river.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Riviere Qui Barre had a population of 91 living in 36 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riviere Qui Barre had
a population of 15 living in 4 of its 6 total private dwellings.
With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
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Services
While the hamlet of Rivière Qui Barre has only 91 people, it is a recreation and education center for this part of Sturgeon County.
The Rivière Qui Barre Arena provides an indoor ice hockey venue for the area. In January 2017, the Government of Canada announced that the arena's operator, the Rivière Qui Barre Agricultural Society, would receive a $200,000 grant for upgrades as part of a series of infrastructure projects celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canada
The 150th anniversary of Canada, also known as the 150th anniversary of Confederation and promoted by the Canadian government as Canada 150, occurred in 2017 as Canada marked the sesquicentennial of Canadian Confederation.
Planning
Major pl ...
becoming a nation. In March 2017, Sturgeon County added a further $100,000 grant for the renovations.junior high
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...
students from the region in the 2016–17 school year.[
]
See also
* List of communities in Alberta
*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
1895 establishments in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Populated places established in 1885
Sturgeon County
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