- Sexsmith, Alberta
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official_name = Town of Sexsmith
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nickname = Grain capital of the British Empire
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 =Northern Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 19
subdivision_type4 = County
subdivision_name4 = Grande Prairie
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = R. S. (Bob) Rycroft
leader_title1 = Governing body
leader_name1 = Sexsmith Town Council
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1916
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1929
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area_total_km2 = 3.43
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population_total = 1,959
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timezone = MST
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latd=55 |latm=20 |lats=43 |latNS=N
longd=118 |longm=46 |longs=10 |longEW=W
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elevation_m = 615
postal_code_type = Postal code span
postal_code = T0H 3C0
area_code = +1-780
blank_name = Highways
blank_info = Highway 2
Highway 59
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website = [http://www.sexsmith.ca/ Town of Sexsmith]
footnotes =Sexsmith is a town in
northern Alberta ,Canada . It is located on Highway 2, km to mi|20|precision=0|spell=UK north of the city of Grande Prairie.Sexsmith is located in the
Peace River Country region of Alberta, and as such sits in one of the most fertile growing areas in the province. It boasts of being the former "grain capital of the British Empire"; in1949 it shipped more grain than any other port in the Empire.Demographics
* Population: 1,959 (2006)
* Population: 1,934 (2004)
* Population: 1,653 (2001) [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=11534&PSGC=48&SGC=4819014&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=10&PlaceName=Sexsmith&CMA=000&CSDNAME=Sexsmith&A=&TypeNameE=Town&Prov= 2001 Census Information] ]
* Population: 1,481 (1996)
* 2001 to 2006 population change: 18.50 %
* 2001 to 2004 population change: 17.00 %
* 1996 to 2004 population change: 30.59 %
* 1996 to 2001 population change: 11.61 %
* Land area: km2 to mi2|3.42|abbr=yesIn 2006, Sexsmith had a population of 1,959 living in 672 dwellings, a 18.5% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of km2 to mi2|3.43|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a
population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|572.0| spell=UK | abbr=yes.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= Sexsmith - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-12]Education
Sexsmith has three schools:
*Robert W. Zahara Public School
*Sexsmith Secondary School
*St. Mary's Catholic SchoolSexsmith is also the home of a post-secondary institution:
*Peace River Bible Institute ee also
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Towns of Alberta References
External links
* [http://www.sexsmith.ca/ Town of Sexsmith official site]
* [http://www.discoverthepeacecountry.com/htmlpages/sexsmith.html Town of Sexsmith as featured on DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com]
* [http://eteamz.active.com/sexsmithvipers/index.cfm Sexsmith Vipers Hockey Club]Geographic Location (8-way)
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