| Village of Nampa | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census Division | No. 17 |
| County | East Peace |
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| - Governing body | Nampa Village Council |
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| - Total | 1. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 National regions Provinces and territories are normally grouped into the following Regions (generally from west to east Northern Canada Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen Census divisions each with one or more municipal governments overseeing county municipalities improvement Communities Municipal Districts Big Lakes Northern Sunrise County Lesser Slave Lake No Counties and municipal districts of Alberta are administrative subdivisions of the province Northern Sunrise County is a Municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 86 km² (0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 360 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Highways | 2 683 |
Nampa is a village in northern Alberta. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada This is a list of Alberta 's primary and secondary Highways. Highway 2 is the most important provincial Highway in the Canadian province of Alberta. Norhern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is located 27 km south of the town of Peace River, along Highway 2. Peace River is a town in west Northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Peace River, at its confluence Highway 2 is the most important provincial Highway in the Canadian province of Alberta.
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Demographics
According to the 2006 census, Nampa has a:
- population of 360 living in 168 dwellings, a 3. House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. 2% decrease from 2001
- land area of 1. 86 km² (0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
- and a population density of 193. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (501. 9/sq mi). [1]
History
- 1916: Originally the area was known as "Tank" named after the water tank and pump house built by the railway when it arrived.
- 1924: The first post office is opened.
It was later decided a new name should be given to the community. An aboriginal leader came up with the current name of "Nampa". Nampa means "the place" in aboriginal. Nampa is also the name of a community in Idaho.
Economy
The principal industries in the area are agriculture, forestry, oil and gas.
One of the largest employers of the area is Boucher Brothers Lumber Mill located just outside the village, about a 3 kilometers northwest of Nampa. This mill employed approximately 56 people and ships lumber to a number of different areas. It has been in the area since the 1980s. In April 2008, Boucher Brothers laid off 28 people because of the poor United States housing market, softwood tariff, and the increasing Canadian dollar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The dollar (often represented by the Dollar sign: "$" is the name of the official Currency in several countries dependencies and other [2]
Northern Forage located on the west side of town compresses hay bails that are shipped to Japan. This business also has a number of employees.
Farmers from around the community come to Nampa to deliver their grain at the Great Northern Grain Terminals, located at the north side of town. From here the grain is shipped to Falher, Alberta which is 35 km south of Nampa. Falher (fəˈlɛr is a town in the Peace Country area of Alberta, Canada. Besides raising cattle some farmers have herds of buffalo. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family
Events and Attractions
The Annual Farmers Day and Family Fair is held in mid June each year in Nampa. The Heart River Golf Club holds its annual open in mid July. In the winter months, many look forward to the Family Day events in February, a day filled with snowshoeing, hayrides, free skating, curling and hotdogs is enjoyed by all ages. Development of snowshoes Origins Before humanity built snowshoes nature provided examples Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared
See also
References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Communities of the Province of Alberta, Canada are incorporated as Towns cities and Villages or unincorporated ( hamlets Villages in Alberta are incorporated communities with populations between 300 and 1000 inhabitants Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Nampa - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable
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