Rycroft, Alberta facts for kids
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Rycroft
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Village
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| Village of Rycroft | ||
Strip mall and tipi in Rycroft
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| Motto(s):
Hub of the Peace
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Location in the MD of Spirit River No. 133
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 Rycroft
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada | |
| Province | Alberta | |
| Region | Northern Alberta | |
| Planning region | Upper Peace | |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 | |
| Incorporated | ||
| • Village | March 15, 1944 | |
| Area
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| • Land | 1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) | |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 550 | |
| • Density | 297.1/km2 (769/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) | |
| Highways | 2 49 |
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| Waterways | Spirit River | |
Rycroft is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 68 km (42 mi) north of Grande Prairie and 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Spirit River. Dunvegan Provincial Park is located 20 km north of the community.
The post office was originally known as Spirit River. The name was changed to Roycroft in 1920 to honour R.H. Roycroft, a prominent local citizen, and was altered to Rycroft in 1933.
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1946 | 272 | — |
| 1951 | 372 | +36.8% |
| 1956 | 424 | +14.0% |
| 1961 | 500 | +17.9% |
| 1966 | 539 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 461 | −14.5% |
| 1976 | 533 | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 649 | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 672 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 634 | −5.7% |
| 1996 | 667 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 609 | −8.7% |
| 2006 | 638 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 628 | −1.6% |
| 2016 | 612 | −2.5% |
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Rycroft recorded a population of 550 living in 243 of its 299 total private dwellings, a change of -10.1% from its 2016 population of 612. With a land area of 1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 297.3/km2 (770/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Rycroft recorded a population of 612 living in 274 of its 316 total private dwellings, a -2.5% change from its 2011 population of 628. With a land area of 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 318.8/km2 (826/sq mi) in 2016.
