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'''Sexsmith''' is a town in [[northern Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It is located on [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]], {{convert|20|km}} north of the City of [[Grande Prairie]].
'''Sexsmith''' is a town in [[northern Alberta]], it is on [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]], {{convert|20|km}} north of [[Grande Prairie]].


Sexsmith is located in the [[Peace River Country]] region of Alberta, one of the most fertile growing areas in the province. The town was once known as the "grain capital of the British Empire": In a 10-year period from 1939 to 1949, it shipped more grain than any other port in the empire.
Sexsmith is located in the [[Peace River Country]] region of Alberta, one of the most fertile growing areas in the province. The town was once known as the "grain capital of the British Empire": In a 10-year period from 1939 to 1949, it shipped more grain than any other port in the empire.


== Demographics ==
== History ==
The townsite of Sexsmith was established on the homestead of Benny Foster, a 1911 settler, and was originally named "Bennville"<ref name="sexsmith.ca"/> or "Benville",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hermis.alberta.ca/ARHP/Details.aspx?DeptID=2&ObjectID=HS%2038496 |title=Alberta Heritage Survey Program |publisher=Alberta Register of Historic Places}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://albertaonrecord.ca/village-of-sexsmith |title=Village of Sexsmith |publisher=Archives Society of Alberta}}</ref> but it was discovered that the name had already used by another town, so it was renamed Sexsmith after a local trapper who came to the area in 1898.<ref name="sexsmith.ca">{{cite web |url=https://www.sexsmith.ca/main.aspx?CategoryCode=47615773-CD0B-4668-8B13-398E20D842A1&pageCode=88D569F0-ECF0-461A-AE45-770C79B18F5C |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627173619/http://sexsmith.ca/main.aspx?CategoryCode=47615773-CD0B-4668-8B13-398E20D842A1&pageCode=88D569F0-ECF0-461A-AE45-770C79B18F5C |archive-date=2016-06-27 |title=Town of Sexsmith, Alberta {{!}} Community}}</ref> The railway arrived in 1916, and grain companies began building grain elevators in 1917. Because of the fertile soil, the area is one of the largest grain producing areas in the world, and by 1949 became the Grain Capital of the British Empire, shipping more grain than any other region.<ref name="sexsmith.ca"/>
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In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Town of Sexsmith recorded a population of 2,620 living in 873 of its 937 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2620-2418}}|2418|1}} from its 2011 population of 2,418. With a land area of {{convert|13.24|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2620|13.24|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref>


== Demographics ==
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In the [[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Census]], the Town of Sexsmith had a population of 2,418 living in 807 of its 848 total dwellings, a change of 22.8% from its 2006 adjusted population of 1,969. With a land area of {{convert|13.43|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2418|13.43|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2011.<ref name=2011censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | accessdate=2012-02-08}}</ref>
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|footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<br /><ref name=1946census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=397–400 | chapter=Table 5: Population of urban centres, 1916-1946, with guide to locations}}</ref><ref name=1956census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=I: Population | year=1958 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}</ref><ref name=1966census>{{cite book | title=1966 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Divisions and Subdivisions | series=Western Provinces | year=1967 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 9: Population by census subdivisions, 1966 by sex, and 1961}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Geographic Distributions | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 2: Census Subdivisions in Alphabetical Order, Showing Population Rank, Canada, 1981 | isbn=0-660-51563-6}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 6, 2010 | access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/>
|[[Canada 1931 Census|1931]]|304
|[[Canada 1936 Census|1936]]|298
|[[Canada 1941 Census|1941]]|325
|[[Canada 1946 Census|1946]]|302
|[[Canada 1951 Census|1951]]|331
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|1961|531
|1966|491
|1971|593
|1976|770
|1981|1180
|1986|1256
|1991|1260
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|1481
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|1653
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|1959
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|2418
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|2620
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Town of Sexsmith had a population of 2,427 living in 853 of its 929 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2427-2620}}|2620|1}} from its 2016 population of 2,620. With a land area of {{cvt|13.01|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2427|13.01|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>
The population of the Town of Sexsmith according to its 2007 municipal census was 2,255.<ref name=2009opl>{{cite web |url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |title=Alberta 2009 Official Population List |date=2009-09-15 |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref>


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In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Sexsmith recorded a population of 2,620 living in 873 of its 937 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2620-2418}}|2418|1}} from its 2011 population of 2,418. With a land area of {{convert|13.24|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2620|13.24|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
Below is a summary of Sexsmith's population growth since 1996.
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* Population: 2,620 (2016)<ref name=2016censusABmunis/>
* Population: 2,418 (2011)<ref name=2011censusABmunis/>
* Population: 1,959 (2006)<ref name=statcan2006>{{Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4819014&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Sexsmith&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4819014 | title= Canada 2006 Census: Sexsmith - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| accessdate= 2007-06-12}}</ref>
* Population: 1,653 (2001)<ref name=statcan2001>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4819014&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=sexsmith&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |title=2001 Community Profiles – Sexsmith (Town) |author=Statistics Canada |authorlink=Statistics Canada |date=2007-02-01 |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref>
* Population: 1,481 (1996)<ref name=statcan2001/>
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* 2011 to 2016 population change: 8.4%
* 2006 to 2011 population change: 22.8%
* 2001 to 2006 population change: 18.5%
* 1996 to 2001 population change: 11.6%
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==Economy==
== Economy ==
Encana owns an oil and natural gas liquid processing plant with a total capacity of 115,000 barrels per day, from wells drilled into the [[Montney Formation]].<ref name=reu>{{cite news|title=Encana Corporation (ECA.TO)|url=http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=ECA.TO|accessdate=23 January 2015|work=Reuters|date=n.d.}}</ref>
[[Ovintiv]] owns an oil and natural gas liquid processing plant with a total capacity of 115,000 barrels per day, from wells drilled into the [[Montney Formation]].<ref name=reu>{{cite news|title=Encana Corporation (ECA.TO)|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=ECA.TO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322192043/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=ECA.TO|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-03-22|access-date=23 January 2015|work=Reuters|date=n.d.}}</ref>


== Sports ==
== Sports ==
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Sexsmith Vipers]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Sexsmith Vipers]]
| <center>[[North West Junior Hockey League|NWJHL]]
| {{center|[[North West Junior Hockey League|NWJHL]]}}
| [[Ice Hockey]]
| [[Ice Hockey]]
| Sexsmith Arena
|rowspan=2| Sexsmith Arena
| <center>N/A <br />
| {{center|N/A}}
| <center>0
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | Sexsmith Skating Club
| {{center|&nbsp;}}
| [[Figure skating]]
| {{center|N/A}}
| {{center|0}}
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | Sexsmith Shamrocks
| {{center|Mighty Peace Bantam Football League}}
| [[Canadian Football]]
|rowspan=2| Shamrock Football Field
| {{center|N/A}}
| {{center|0}}
|}
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== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==
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*[[Colin Carter]]
*[[Colin Carter]]
*[[Jason Duda]]
*[[Jason Duda]]
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*{{official website}}
*{{official website}}


{{Geographic location
| Centre = Sexsmith
| North = [[Rycroft, Alberta|Rycroft]]<br>[[Woking, Alberta|Woking]]
| Northeast = [[Girouxville, Alberta|Girouxville]]
| East = [[High Prairie]]<br>[[Teepee Creek, Alberta|Teepee Creek]]
| Southeast = [[Bezanson, Alberta|Bezanson]]<br>[[Debolt, Alberta|Debolt]]<br>[[Crooked Creek, Alberta|Crooked Creek]]<br>[[Valleyview, Alberta|Valleyview]]
| South = [[Clairmont, Alberta|Clairmont]]<br>[[Grande Prairie]]
| Southwest = [[Wembley, Alberta|Wembley]]<br>[[Beaverlodge]]
| West = [[Hythe, Alberta|Hythe]]
| Northwest = [[Dawson Creek, British Columbia|Dawson Creek]]
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta|towns=yes}}
{{Subdivisions of Alberta|towns=yes}}
{{Alberta Regions Upper Peace}}


[[Category:1929 establishments in Alberta]]
[[Category:1929 establishments in Alberta]]

Latest revision as of 20:57, 31 March 2023

Sexsmith
Town
Town of Sexsmith
Train station and two of seven elevators that stood in Sexsmith
Train station and two of seven elevators that stood in Sexsmith
Nickname: 
Grain capital of the British Empire
Location in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Location in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Sexsmith is located in Alberta
Sexsmith
Sexsmith
Location of Sexsmith in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°21′3″N 118°46′57″W / 55.35083°N 118.78250°W / 55.35083; -118.78250
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Planning regionUpper Peace
Municipal districtCounty of Grande Prairie No. 1
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageApril 12, 1929
 • TownOctober 15, 1979
Government
 • MayorKate Potter
 • Governing bodySexsmith Town Council
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
724 m (2,375 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2][4]
 • Total2,427
 • Density186.5/km2 (483/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T0H 3C0
Area code+1-780
HighwaysHighway 2
Highway 59
WebsiteOfficial website

Sexsmith is a town in northern Alberta, it is on Highway 2, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Grande Prairie.

Sexsmith is located in the Peace River Country region of Alberta, one of the most fertile growing areas in the province. The town was once known as the "grain capital of the British Empire": In a 10-year period from 1939 to 1949, it shipped more grain than any other port in the empire.

History

[edit]

The townsite of Sexsmith was established on the homestead of Benny Foster, a 1911 settler, and was originally named "Bennville"[5] or "Benville",[6][7] but it was discovered that the name had already used by another town, so it was renamed Sexsmith after a local trapper who came to the area in 1898.[5] The railway arrived in 1916, and grain companies began building grain elevators in 1917. Because of the fertile soil, the area is one of the largest grain producing areas in the world, and by 1949 became the Grain Capital of the British Empire, shipping more grain than any other region.[5]

Demographics

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Federal census
population history
YearPop.±%
1931304—    
1936298−2.0%
1941325+9.1%
1946302−7.1%
1951331+9.6%
1956345+4.2%
1961531+53.9%
1966491−7.5%
1971593+20.8%
1976770+29.8%
19811,180+53.2%
19861,256+6.4%
19911,260+0.3%
19961,481+17.5%
20011,653+11.6%
20061,959+18.5%
20112,418+23.4%
20162,620+8.4%
Source: Statistics Canada
[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Sexsmith had a population of 2,427 living in 853 of its 929 total private dwellings, a change of -7.4% from its 2016 population of 2,620. With a land area of 13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 186.5/km2 (483.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Sexsmith recorded a population of 2,620 living in 873 of its 937 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2011 population of 2,418. With a land area of 13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 197.9/km2 (512.5/sq mi) in 2016.[16]

Economy

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Ovintiv owns an oil and natural gas liquid processing plant with a total capacity of 115,000 barrels per day, from wells drilled into the Montney Formation.[17]

Sports

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Club League Sport Venue Established Championships
Sexsmith Vipers
NWJHL
 Ice Hockey Sexsmith Arena
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Sexsmith Skating Club
 
 Figure skating
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Sexsmith Shamrocks
Mighty Peace Bantam Football League
 Canadian Football Shamrock Football Field
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Education

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Sexsmith has three schools:

Sexsmith is also the home of a post-secondary institution:

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Sexsmith" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 555. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "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). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Town of Sexsmith, Alberta | Community". Archived from the original on 2016-06-27.
  6. ^ "Alberta Heritage Survey Program". Alberta Register of Historic Places.
  7. ^ "Village of Sexsmith". Archives Society of Alberta.
  8. ^ "Table 5: Population of urban centres, 1916-1946, with guide to locations". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. pp. 397–400.
  9. ^ "Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951". Census of Canada, 1956. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1958.
  10. ^ "Table 9: Population by census subdivisions, 1966 by sex, and 1961". 1966 Census of Canada. Western Provinces. Vol. Population: Divisions and Subdivisions. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1967.
  11. ^ "Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada. Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories. Vol. Population: Geographic Distributions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1977.
  12. ^ "Table 2: Census Subdivisions in Alphabetical Order, Showing Population Rank, Canada, 1981". 1981 Census of Canada. Vol. Census subdivisions in decreasing population order. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1982. ISBN 0-660-51563-6.
  13. ^ "Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data". 91 Census. Vol. Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1992. pp. 100–108. ISBN 0-660-57115-3.
  14. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  15. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  16. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  17. ^ "Encana Corporation (ECA.TO)". Reuters. n.d. Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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