Teepee Creek is a
hamlet
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in northwest
Alberta
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, Canada within the
County of Grande Prairie No. 1
The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19.
It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British ...
.
It is located north of
Bezanson and east of
Sexsmith, at the intersection of
Highway 674 and
Highway 733.
The hamlet is located in
census division
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No. 19 and in the federal riding of
Peace River
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.
It was a farming and ranching community that became an oil and gas based economy during the 1980s.
Demographics
Teepee Creek recorded a population of 25 in the
1981 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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.
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Amenities
As of 2006, the community had Teepee Creek School, community hall, fire hall and arena.
Attractions
Teepee Creek is known to most people for its stampede
A stampede () is a situation in which a group of large animals suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are excited or frightened. Non-human species associated with stampede behavior include zebras, cattle, elephants ...
. In the 1960s the stampede was the most popular rodeo 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 cen ...
. The first stampede was held in 1917.
See also
*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 districts ...
*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
External links
Discover the Peace Country - Teepee Creek Teepee Creek Stampede
{{Alberta, hamlets=yes
County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Hamlets in Alberta