SLAVE LAKE, ALBERTA

'Slave Lake' is a town in northern Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River. It is located on the South-east shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 88.
In 1994 the town hosted the Arctic Winter Games which is a celebration of circumpolar sports and culture. The town is also the birthplace of Walter Patrick Twinn, a First Nations person and Canadian Senator.

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History

Demographics

Picture Gallery

References

External links

History

The area of the present day town of Slave Lake was first explored by David Thompson in 1799. Following his exploration, several fur tradeing posts were established around Slave Lake, with a Hudson Bay Company post established at the mouth of the lake. The first community, called Sawridge, was wiped out by a flood in the 1930's, and was subsequently moved and renamed Slave Lake. It was incorporated as a town in 1965.^[1]

Demographics

In 2001, the town had a population of 6,600.^[2]
In 2006, Slave Lake had a population of 6,703 living in 2,342 dwellings, a 1.6% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of and a population density of .

Picture Gallery

References

1. Town of Slave Lake - History
2. Slave Lake Community Profile Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE

External links

★ Town of Slave Lake website

★ Alberta First Slave Lake Information and Statistics