Peerless Lake is an unincorporated community in
northern Alberta
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An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the ce ...
, Canada. It is located on the northeastern shore of
Peerless Lake, approximately northeast of
Red Earth Creek
Red Earth Creek is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is located east of Highway 88, between the town of Slave Lake and the hamlet of Fort Vermilion, and has an elevation of .
This hamlet is i ...
, and has an elevation of .
The community is under the jurisdiction of the
Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17
The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district (MD) occupying a remote area in central northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Division No. 17, Alberta, Census Division 17 north of the ...
and is located in the federal riding of
Fort McMurray-Athabasca.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Peerless Lake had a population of 429 living in 100 of its 117 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 334. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peerless Lake had a population of 334 living in 81 of its 96 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 279. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Education
The community has a centre for higher education,
Northern Lakes College
Northern Lakes College is a publicly funded comprehensive community college in northern Alberta, Canada.
Administrative offices are located in Slave Lake and Grouard, Alberta, with a staff of more than 275 working in more than 25 community campu ...
, which offers a variety of programs using distance education technology and computer mediated instruction.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of designated places in Alberta
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References
Designated places in Alberta
Localities in the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17
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