Rivière Qui Barre

This article is about a hamlet in Alberta. For the river in Alberta, see Rivière Qui Barre (river).

Riviere Qui Barre
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 53°46′29″N 113°50′36″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division	11
Municipal district	Sturgeon County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Sturgeon County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.58 km^2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	91
• Density	155.6/km^2 (403/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	780, 587, 825

Rivière Qui Barre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within Sturgeon County.[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Highway 44, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Edmonton's city limits. It was founded in 1885 by French-speaking settlers, adding a post office in 1895.[3][4] The name is the French translation of Kipohtakaw (“river that bars the way”), the Cree name of the nearby river.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riviere Qui Barre had a population of 91 living in 36 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of 506.7% from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of 0.58 km^2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 156.9/km^2 (406.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Riviere Qui Barre had a population of 15 living in 4 of its 6 total private dwellings.[5] With a land area of 0.58 km^2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.9/km^2 (67.0/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

Services

While the hamlet of Rivière Qui Barre has only 91 people, it is a recreation and education center for this part of Sturgeon County.

The Rivière Qui Barre Arena provides an indoor ice hockey venue for the area. In January 2017, the Government of Canada announced that the arena's operator, the Rivière Qui Barre Agricultural Society, would receive a $200,000 grant for upgrades as part of a series of infrastructure projects celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canada becoming a nation.[6] In March 2017, Sturgeon County added a further $100,000 grant for the renovations.[7]

The Sturgeon School Division operates Camilla School in Rivière Qui Barre, serving 470 elementary and junior high students from the region in the 2016–17 school year.[8] In March 2017, the Alberta Minister of Education announced that a new Camilla School will be built by 2021, replacing the structure built in 1954.[8]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. "Alberta Heritage Survey Program". Alberta Register of Historic Places. Government of Alberta. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
4. "Rivière Qui Barre". Rivière Qui Barre Agricultural Society. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
6. Stolte, Elise (January 17, 2017). "Parks, arenas and spray decks get funding for Canada 150". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
7. RQBAS President Ben Van de Vliert (March 6, 2017). "Important Announcement from RQB Agricultural Society". Facebook. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
8. Ma, Kevin (March 22, 2017). "New school for Rivière Qui Barre". St. Albert Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2017.