Little Smoky Explained

Little Smoky
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Little Smoky 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
Population As Of:1991
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:28
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:54.7389°N -117.1797°W
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Little Smoky River, Waskahigan River, Iosegun River

Little Smoky is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16.[2] It is located on Highway 43, approximately 39km (24miles) south of Valleyview and 47km (29miles) northwest of Fox Creek. The hamlet is adjacent to the Little Smoky River.

Demographics

Little Smoky recorded a population of 28 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

Services and amenities

Little Smoky has a community hall, a motel, a playground, and an ice rink. The Waskahigan River Provincial Recreation Area is located across Highway 43.

Infrastructure

The hamlet has two locally significant rural roads near it: Little Smoky Road (formerly Highway 745), which connects the hamlet to Highway 665, and Simonette Road, which connects to Forestry Trunk Road (formerly Highway 734).

The Little Smoky transfer station is located southwest of the hamlet on Range Road 221. The Greenview Regional Landfill was built northeast of Little Smoky on the corner of Township Road 672 and Range Road 210.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts . . June 1993 . September 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities . Alberta Municipal Affairs . Alberta Municipal Affairs . 2010-04-01 . 2010-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229060335/http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf . 2012-02-29 .