The Town of Slave Lake is a progressive and growing community. This page aims to offer a brief demographic profile to provide you with relevant information about our community. With data obtained from the Statistics Canada 2011 Census, this profile highlights key statistics about our home in the following areas: population, geography, culture, education, and housing.
Population
Town of Slave Lake and Municipal District of Lesser Slave River: 9757 (based on 2011 census data)
Town of Slave Lake: 6,782
Population growth, 2001-2009 (%): 6
Population within 1 hour commuting distance: 8,000
Greater Trading Area(120 km radius):
21,000
One of Canada’s ten youngest communities (population over 5,000)
Location:
248 km northwest of Edmonton and 318 km east of Grande Prairie on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake
Distance from city centre to nearest airport with scheduled service (km): 250
Area Natural Resources:
Natural Gas, Oil, Fish, Water, Timber, Sand, Gravel, Livestock
Major Exports:
Oil and Gas, Lumber, Oriented Strand Board, Plywood, Pulp, Wood shavings and pellets, Fish
Transportation:
Major Highways: Highways. 2 & 88
Industrial Rail Service
Bus Service Northern Express Local Airport (Charter)
Four Helicopter Companies
Health:
Hospital
2 Medical Clinics
2 Dentist Offices
1 Chiropractor
Education:
Three Public Schools (one secondary)
Two Separate Schools
One Private School
Northern Lakes Community College
Worship:
Most denominations have a place of worship within the Town boundaries
Services:
Public Library with High Speed Internet Access
Two local weekly newspapers
Cable Television
One retail power centre
Two grocery stores
Three Banks
One Credit Union
Downtown retail area
Arena and Field House, Curling rink, ball diamonds, soccer pitches, community swimming pool
Weather:
Average Jan. temperature: -18 Celsius
Average July temperature: 18 Celsius
Frost free days: 92
Residential Indicators:
Average Household income ($): 81 000 (2006 census data)
Average home price ($): 300,000
Business Indicators:
Average lease rate, Office ($/square foot): 14
Average lease rate, Retail ($/square foot): 18
Cost of serviced industrial land ($/acre): 200,000
Property tax for business (mill rate): 13.3028 (2011)
Lowest tier business licence fee ($): 120
Change in number of business licences issued, 2011 vs. 2009 (%): 12
Change in total value of commercial development permits, 2009 vs. 2008 (%): 0
Business tax: n/a
Wait time for development permits (days): 40
Largest Employers Within Municipal Boundaries
Aspen Regional Healthcare Centre
Town of Slave Lake
Major Municipal Projects Announced
Government Centre ($22M)
Major Projects Under Construction
New Ecumenical Church ($850,000)
Redevelopment of areas affected by May 15, 2011 fire event
Special amenities
Lesser Slave Lake (largest automobile accessible lake in Alberta)
Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation
Provincial Park
Devonshire Beach
Marten Mountain Viewpoint
For additional information call (780) 849-8000
