Hythe, Alberta
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| Motto: Volunteer Capital of Alberta | |
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| Census division | No. 19 |
| County of Grande Prairie | Grande Prairie |
| Area: | 2.8 km² |
| Founded | 1928 |
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| Population
Village Population |
781 (2006) |
| Population density | 267/km² |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7 |
| Postal code span | T0H 2C0 |
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| Elevation | 685 m MSL |
| Highways | Highway 43 |
| Waterways | Beaverlodge River |
| Mayor | Rhonda Tofteland |
| Governing body | Hythe Village Council |
| 1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. 2(gr) Geographic references.  |
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Hythe is a village in northwest Alberta,Canada. It is located approximately 54 km west of Grande Prairie, the nearest major urban centre, on Highway 43. It is located in the center of the Peace River Country, and supports a rural agricultural economy. It has an elementary school and a junior high school, but older students are bussed to the nearby community of Beaverlodge. Hythe also has a newly renovated hockey arena, a covered outdoor swimming pool, and a motor speedway.
The Hythe area was originally settled around the beginning of the 20th century by English and Norwegian immigrants. The town was originally known as Happy Valley, after one of its early residents, "Happy" Fletcher, but was renamed after the English home town of many of its settlers when it was officially founded in 1928. Its current (2005) population is 749.
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