Hay River, Northwest Territories
Hay River (South Slavey: Xátł’odehchee [xátɬ’otɛhtʃʰe]), known as "the Hub of the North", is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport between them. The town is in the South Slave Region, and along with Fort Smith, the town is home to one of the two regional offices.
Hay River
Xátł'odehchee Xatlodehchee | |
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Town | |
The High Rise dominates the skyline | |
| Motto: Hub of the North | |
Hay River Hay River | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′35″N 115°47′23″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Northwest Territories |
| Region | South Slave Region |
| Constituency | Hay River North Hay River South |
| Census division | Region 5 |
| Incorporated (town) | 27 June 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kandis Jameson |
| • Senior Administrative Officer | Glenn Smith |
| • MLA | Vince McKay (South) |
| • MLA | R.J. Simpson (North) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 122.4 km2 (47.3 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,169 |
| • Density | 25.9/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 2,380 |
| • Population centre density | 752.8/km2 (1,950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0E 0R0 – 0R9/1G1 – 1G5 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone exchange | 874/5 |
| – Living cost | 132.5A |
| – Food price index | 121.3B |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.hayriver.com |
| Sources: Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Canada Flight Supplement ^A 2013 figure based on Edmonton = 100 ^B 2015 figure based on Yellowknife = 100 | |
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