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Town of Slave Lake
Town of Slave Lake
	— Town —
	Main Street in August
	Location of Slave Lake in Alberta
	Coordinates: 55°17′07″N 114°46′14″W / 55.28528°N 114.77056°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	17
Municipality	Lesser Slave River
Incorporated	1965
	Government
- Mayor	Karina Pillay-Kinnee
- Governing body	Slave Lake Town Council 2007-2010 (Valerie Tradewell, Elaine Carmichael, Rob Irwin, Laura Ross, Rob Chalmbers, Ed Procyshyn)
- Manager	Betty Osmond
- MP	Brian Jean (Fort McMurray-Athabasca-Cons)
- MLA	Pearl Calahasen (Lesser Slave Lake-PC)
	Area
- Total	14.18 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Elevation	980 m (3,215 ft)
	Population (2007)
- Total	7,031
- Density	472.8/km2 (1,224.5/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	T0G
Area code(s)	+1-780
Highways	Highway 2; Bicentennial Highway
Waterways	Lesser Slave Lake; Lesser Slave River
Website	Town of Slave Lake

"Slave Lake" redirects here. For the lake in the Northwest Territories, see Great Slave Lake.

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.

[edit] History

The area of the present day town of Slave Lake was first explored by David Thompson in 1799. Following his exploration, several fur trading posts were established around Slave Lake, with a Hudson's 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.^[3]

[edit] Demographics

Slave Lake population by year^[4]
1996	6,553
2001	6,600
2006	6,703

The population of the Town of Slave Lake according to its 2007 municipal census is 7,031.^[5]

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 14.18 km² (5.5 sq mi) and a population density of 472.8 /km² (1,224.5/sq mi).^[2]

[edit] Politics

Residents of Slave Lake are in the electoral district of Fort McMurray—Athabasca for elections to the federal House of Commons, and Lesser Slave Lake for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

[edit] Climate

Weather data for Slave Lake
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.6 (56)	14.8 (59)	17 (63)	28.6 (83)	32.5 (91)	33.3 (92)	32.2 (90)	32.3 (90)	29.6 (85)	28.1 (83)	19.1 (66)	12.4 (54)
Average high °C (°F)	-9.4 (15)	-5.9 (21)	1.2 (34)	9.4 (49)	16.1 (61)	19.3 (67)	21.2 (70)	20.3 (69)	14.6 (58)	9.1 (48)	-1.6 (29)	-8.2 (17)	7.2 (45)
Average low °C (°F)	-19.6 (-3)	-17.4 (1)	-10.6 (13)	-2.9 (27)	3.3 (38)	7.8 (46)	10 (50)	8.8 (48)	3.7 (39)	-1.5 (29)	-10.5 (13)	-17.7 (0)	-3.9 (25)
Record low °C (°F)	-42.8 (-45)	-42.5 (-45)	-38.3 (-37)	-26.1 (-15)	-7.2 (19)	-2.7 (27)	2.9 (37)	-2.2 (28)	-7.8 (18)	-21.8 (-7)	-36.1 (-33)	-42.5 (-45)
Precipitation mm (inches)	24.3 (0.96)	17.3 (0.68)	17.7 (0.7)	21.4 (0.84)	43.5 (1.71)	88.2 (3.47)	95.6 (3.76)	72.5 (2.85)	50.8 (2)	27.2 (1.07)	18.9 (0.74)	25.2 (0.99)	502.6 (19.79)
Source: Environment Canada^[6] 2009-31-08

[edit] Picture gallery

Main Street

[edit] References

^ Alberta Municipal Affairs - 2005 Municipal Census
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Slave Lake - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4817029&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Slave%20Lake&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4817029. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
^ Town of Slave Lake - History
^ http://census2006.ca/english/census06/data/trends/Table_1.cfm?T=CSD&PRCODE=48&GeoCode=17029&GEOLVL=CSD
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 31 August 2009

[edit] External links

Town of Slave Lake (Official website)
Alberta First. Slave Lake Information and Statistics
Big Lake Country Tourism. [1]

[pop1-0] Alberta Municipal Affairs - 2005 Municipal Census

[statcan2006-1] Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Slave Lake - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4817029&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Slave%20Lake&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4817029. Retrieved 2007-06-12.

[2] Town of Slave Lake - History

[3] ttp://census2006.ca/english/census06/data/trends/Table_1.cfm?T=CSD&PRCODE=48&GeoCode=17029&GEOLVL=CSD

[4] Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

[climate-5] Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 31 August 2009

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