Mayerthorpe is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail). The town is surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County and is in Alberta's Census Division No. 13.
History
The name of the post office, established in 1915, honours R. I. Mayer, the first postmaster. "Thorpe" is from the Old English for hamlet or village.
Mayerthorpe incorporated as a village on March 5, 1927.
In 2016, a string of suspicious fires in the area resulted in the destruction of a CN trestle bridge. The bridge was rebuilt shortly thereafter, in about twenty days.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mayerthorpe had a population of 1,343 living in 551 of its 615 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,320. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Mayerthorpe recorded a population of 1,320 living in 540 of its 600 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,398. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Media
The local weekly newspaper serving Mayerthorpe and area is the Mayerthorpe Freelancer.
Sports
The Whitecourt Wild Senior "AA" ice hockey team was added to the North Central Hockey League in 2013. The team plays in the Mayerthorpe Exhibition Centre.
Notable residents
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of towns in Alberta
- Mayerthorpe High School
- Mayerthorpe tragedy