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Teepee Creek
Teepee Creek is located in Alberta
Teepee Creek
Teepee Creek
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 19
Municipal district County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (1981)
 • Total 25
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

Teepee Creek is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. It is located north of Bezanson and east of Sexsmith, at the intersection of Highway 674 and Highway 733.

The hamlet is located in census division No. 19 and in the federal riding of Peace River.

It was a farming and ranching community that became an oil and gas based economy during the 1980s.

Demographics

Teepee Creek recorded a population of 25 in the 1981 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

Amenities

As of 2006, the community had Teepee Creek School, community hall, fire hall and arena.

Attractions

Teepee Creek is known to most people for its stampede. In the 1960s the stampede was the most popular rodeo in northern Alberta. The first stampede was held in 1917.

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