Swan Hills is a town in northern Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is located 80 km (49.7 mi) north of Whitecourt

Whitecourt, Alberta

Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....

 at the junction of Highway 32 and Grizzly Trail. Swan Hills is located in Municipal District of Big Lakes

Big Lakes, Alberta

The Municipal District of Big Lakes is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 17, around the Lesser Slave Lake. Utikuma Lake and Winagami Lake are also located in this municipal district.-Demographics:...

 within census Division No. 17, Alberta

Division No. 17, Alberta

Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No...

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Although considered to be in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...

, it is located near the geographic centre of the province.

Demographics

The population of the Town of Swan Hills according to its 2008 municipal census is 1,858.

In 2006, Swan Hills had a:

• population of 1,645 living in 719 dwellings
  House
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• land area of 25.44 km² (9.8 sq mi)
• and a population density
  Population density
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   of 64.7 /km2.

Economy

The primary industry in Swan Hills is oil and gas, although a hazardous waste disposal plant north of the town is also a local employer. At the height of Swan Hills’ original oil and gas boom, the town peaked at a population of 2,553 in 1979. It since steadily declined by 900+ people over the following 28 years before rebounding to its current population of 1,858.

Educational Institutes

There are several schools in Swan Hills, including:

• Swan Hills Public School
• Northern Lakes College
  Northern Lakes College
  Northern Lakes College is a publicly-funded comprehensive community college in north-central Alberta, Canada.Administrative offices are located in Slave Lake and Grouard, Alberta, with a staff of more than 275 working in more than 30 campuses...
  
  , Swan Hills Campus

External links

• Town of Swan Hills