Athabasca, Alberta
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| Town of Athabasca | |
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| Area | 16.98 km² |
| Population | 2,575 (2001) |
| Population density | 151.7 /km² |
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| Altitude | 533 m |
| Incorporation | 1877 (Founded) |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| MP | Brian Jean (Cons-Fort McMurray—Athabasca) |
| MLA | Mike Cardinal (PC-Athabasca-Redwater) |
| Mayor | Richard Albert Verhaeghe |
| City manager | Doug Topinka |
| Governing body | Athabasca Town Council |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Postal code | T9S |
| Area code | +1-780 |
| Town of Atabasca | |
The town of Athabasca (2006 population 2,575) is located in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies 145 kilometres north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the center of Athabasca County.
Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.
The town is home to Athabasca University, a major centre for distance education.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
| * Population: | 2,575 (+6.6% from 2001) |
| * Land area: | 16.98 km² |
| * Population density: | 151.7 people/km² |
| * National population rank (Out of 5,008): | Ranked 1,115th |
| * Median age:† | 36.2 (males: 33.4, females: 37.8) |
| * Total private dwellings: | 1,117 |
| * Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 1,062 |
| * Mean household income:↑ | $51,310 |
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Footnotes: ↑ The data has not yet been released and is based on 2001 Census.
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[edit] Media
Athabasca is served by one newspaper, the Athabasca Advocate, and one radio station, 850 CKBA, currently known as The Fox. CKBA made headlines in 1998 when it hired Kevin Zahara to be the morning show's announcer. Being only 14 at the time, Zahara was the youngest full-time radio announcer in Canada. Zahara later became one of the youngest Town Councillors, elected to Athabasca Town Council in 2003 at the age of 18.[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
- Athabasca is famous for a farmer who, about 100 years ago, trained two moose to pull plows like farm animals. People came from far around to see these plowing moose. Unfortunately, someone fed one of the moose a frozen potato and it died. The other moose died of loneliness shortly thereafter.
[edit] Notable native
- Jay Onrait - TSN personality.
[edit] References
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- Alberta First - Athabasca Facts and Statistics
[edit] External links
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