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Hines Creek
Village
Village of Hines Creek
Hines Creek Alberta Grain Elevator (10309546835).jpg
Motto(s): 
End of Steel
Location in Clear Hills County
Location in Clear Hills County
Hines Creek is located in Alberta
Hines Creek
Hines Creek
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Planning region Upper Peace
Municipal district Clear Hills County
Incorporated  
 • Village December 31, 1951
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Elevation
655 m (2,149 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 335
 • Density 68.7/km2 (178/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways 64
Waterways George Lake

Hines Creek is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 67 km west of Grimshaw and 28 km north of Fairview, along Highway 64.

Demographics

Federal census
population history
Year Pop. ±%
1956 360 —    
1961 398 +10.6%
1966 418 +5.0%
1971 438 +4.8%
1976 503 +14.8%
1981 575 +14.3%
1986 515 −10.4%
1991 423 −17.9%
1996 437 +3.3%
2001 437 +0.0%
2006 430 −1.6%
2011 380 −11.6%
2016 346 −8.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hines Creek had a population of 335 living in 149 of its 184 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 346. With a land area of 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 68.6/km2 (178/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hines Creek recorded a population of 346 living in 146 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of -8.9% from its 2011 population of 380. With a land area of 5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi) in 2016.

Education

Hines Creek Composite School is the only school in Hines Creek and features Grade K-12. It is administered by the Peace River School Division.

Post secondary education is available in the neighbouring town of Fairview at Grande Prairie Regional Fairview Campus.

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