Teepee Creek is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] It is located north of Bezanson and east of Sexsmith, at the intersection of Highway 674 and Highway 733.

Teepee Creek
Hamlet
Location of Teepee Creek in Alberta
Coordinates: 55.3742°N 118.4097°W / 55.3742; -118.4097
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 19
Municipal district	County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Reeve	Leanne Beaupre
• Governing body	County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council Leanne Beaupre Corey Beck Daryl Beeston Harold Bulford Peter Harris Bob Marshall Karen Rosvold Ross Sutherland Linda Dianne Waddy
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population  (1981)[1]
• Total	25
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

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.[1]

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.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

External links

• Discover the Peace Country - Teepee Creek
• Teepee Creek Stampede