Official Name: | Crooked Creek |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Crooked Creek in Alberta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
Subdivision Name2: | No. 18 |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name3: | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Council |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 55.1708°N -117.8897°W |
Crooked Creek is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada along Highway 43 between Valleyview and Grande Prairie. It lies within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16[1] as well as the Peace Wapiti School Division.[2]
The region is largely agricultural, though oil development in recent years has assisted the growth of small businesses and brought many other jobs. The construction and forestry industries are also important employers. The community is home to a mix of various cultures, including important Mennonite and Hutterite communities.
It is home to a few schools, the largest of which is Ridgevalley School,[3] a K-12 public school that serves a large region from the edge of Sturgeon Lake to the east, and Bezanson to the west. The school is attended by approximately 300 students. A grade 1 through 9 school also serves a relatively large Mennonite community, and a nearby Hutterite colony has its own local school.