Red Earth Creek, Alberta
| Red Earth Creek | |
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| Hamlet | |
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| Coordinates: 56°32′26″N 115°17′07″W / 56.5406°N 115.2853°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Census division | No. 17 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | M.D. of Opportunity No. 17 Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.68 km2 (14.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 337 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 214 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Red Earth Creek is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is located east of Highway 88, between the Town of Slave Lake and the Hamlet of Fort Vermilion, and has an elevation of 520 metres (1,710 ft).
This hamlet is in census division No. 17 and in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca. It is also the administrative centre of the Loon River First Nation reserve.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Red Earth Creek had a population of 337 living in 135 of its 214 total dwellings, a 26.2% change from its 2006 population of 267. With a land area of 38.68 km2 (14.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.713/km2 (22.57/sq mi) in 2011.
The population of Red Earth Creek according to the M.D. of Opportunity No. 17's 2007 municipal census is 398.
As of 2006, Red Earth Creek had a total population of 267 living in 100 dwellings. With a land area of 38.68 km2 (14.93 sq mi), it has a population density of 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi).
Coordinates: 56°32′26″N 115°17′07″W / 56.54056°N 115.28528°W
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