Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in High Prairie

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Restaurants3023 years
Public administration2726 years
Religion2128 years
Shopping2122 years
Social work1921 years
Gas station1823 years
Car repair1821 years
Shopping other1822 years

High Prairie Facts

Area7.0 km²
Population2,326
Male Population1,127 (48.5%)
Female Population1,199 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+18.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-5.8%
Median Age34.1 years (Male: 33.6, Female: 34.6)
Area Codes780
Local Time
TimezoneMountain Daylight Time
Lat & Lng55.43340, -116.48580
Postal CodesT0G

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High Prairie Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,9702,2892,4682,7212,3262,5092,750
Population Density281.4 / km²327 / km²352.6 / km²388.7 / km²332.3 / km²358.4 / km²392.9 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

High Prairie Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 5.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
High Prairie+18.1%+1.6%-5.8%
Alberta
Canada
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

High Prairie Median Age

Median Age: 34.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
High Prairie34.1 yrs34.6 yrs33.6 yrs
Alberta36.5 yrs37.1 yrs35.9 yrs
Canada40.6 yrs41.5 yrs39.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

High Prairie Population Density

Population Density: 332 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
High Prairie2,3267 km²332 / km²
Alberta4.1 million663,102.6 km²6.1 / km²
Canada35.5 million9,875,295.4 km²3.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

High Prairie Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for High Prairie

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

High Prairie CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
High Prairie33,368 tn14.35 tn4,766.8 tons/km²
Alberta65,353,613 tn16.12 tn98.6 tons/km²
Canada521,999,336 tn14.7 tn52.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
High Prairie CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)33,368 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita14.35 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4,766.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
3/18/9210:21 PM3.540.8 km5,000 mAlberta, Canadausgs.gov

High Prairie

High Prairie is a town in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County. It is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 749, approximately 89 kilometres (55 mi) northeast of Valleyview and 118 kilometres (73 mi) west of Slave Lake.

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