Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie
City
	City of Grande Prairie
	Skyline of Grande Prairie viewed from the northeast
	Seal
	Nickname: Swan City
	City boundaries
	Grande Prairie Location in Canada Grande Prairie Location in Alberta Grande Prairie Location in Grande Prairie County
	Coordinates: 55°10′15″N 118°47′46″W / 55.17083°N 118.79611°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Planning region	Upper Peace
Municipal district	County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Federal electoral district	Grande Prairie-Mackenzie
Provincial electoral districts	Grande Prairie; Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Incorporated
• Village	April 30, 1914
• Town	March 15, 1919
• City	January 1, 1958
Government
• Mayor	Jackie Clayton
• Governing body	Grande Prairie City Council Chris Thiessen; Grant Berg; Dylan Bressey; Kevin O'Toole; Wendy Bosch; Wade Pilat; Gladys Blackmore; Mike O'Connor;
• City Manager	Robert Nicolay (Interim)
• MP	Chris Warkentin (Conservative)
• MLA	Nolan Dyck (UCP) Ron Wiebe (UCP)
Area (2021)
• Land	132.71 km2 (51.24 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	64,141
• Density	483.3/km2 (1,252/sq mi)
• Municipal census (2018)	69,088
• Estimate (2020)	69,355
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas	T8V - T8X
Area code(s)	780, 587, 825, 368
Highways	40, 43, 43X
Waterways	Wapiti River Bear River (Bear Creek)
Website	cityofgp.com

Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), approximately 456 km (283 mi) northwest of Edmonton. The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.

Grande Prairie was the seventh-largest city in Alberta in 2016, with a population of 63,166,^[8] and was one of Canada's fastest growing cities between 2001 and 2006,^[9] and Canada's northernmost city with more than 50,000 people.

The city has adopted the trumpeter swan as its official symbol due to its proximity to the birds migration route and its summer nesting grounds. For that reason, Grande Prairie is sometimes nicknamed the "Swan City". The dinosaur has also emerged as an unofficial symbol of the city due to paleontology discoveries in the areas north and west of Grande Prairie.

^ "History of Grande Prairie". City of Grande Prairie. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
^ "Grande Prairie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ "Location and History Profile: City of Grande Prairie" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 57. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
^ "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2016censusABmunis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2012.

[1] "History of Grande Prairie". City of Grande Prairie. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.

[2] "Grande Prairie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[AMACityProfiles-3] "Location and History Profile: City of Grande Prairie" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 57. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[4] "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[2021census-5] Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.

[2020estimates-7] "Census Subdivision (Municipal) Population Estimates, July 1, 2016 to 2020, Alberta". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 23, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[2016censusABmunis-8] Cite error: The named reference 2016censusABmunis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2006highest-9] "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2012.

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