Fort Vermilion

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Fort Vermilion is a historic northern Alberta community in Canada, known as one of the province’s oldest continuously inhabited settlements along the Peace River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hamlet
settlement
unincorporated community
areaCode 587
780
825
climate subarctic climate
coordinateLocation 58.408°N 116.024°W
country Canada
elevationAboveSeaLevel 255 metres
foundedAs fur trading post
foundedBy Charles Boyer NERFINISHED
Charles Chaboillez NERFINISHED
North West Company NERFINISHED
governingBody Mackenzie County Council NERFINISHED
hasEducationalInstitution Fort Vermilion Public School NERFINISHED
hasHealthCareFacility St. Theresa General Hospital NERFINISHED
hasHeritageDesignation historic community
hasHistoricCemetery St. Henry’s Mission Cemetery NERFINISHED
hasHistoricSite Old Bay House NERFINISHED
hasMuseum Fort Vermilion Heritage Centre NERFINISHED
hasPostalCode T0H 1N0
historicalFunction fur trade centre
transportation hub on the Peace River
inception circa 1788
localGovernmentType hamlet within specialized municipality
locatedIn Alberta
boreal forest
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Mackenzie County NERFINISHED
locatedInIndigenousTerritory Treaty 8 territory
locatedInRegion Northern Alberta NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Peace River NERFINISHED
nearbyIndigenousCommunity Dene Thaʼ First Nation NERFINISHED
Tallcree First Nation NERFINISHED
nearestMajorCentre High Level, Alberta NERFINISHED
oneOfOldestSettlementsIn Alberta NERFINISHED
partOf Peace River Country NERFINISHED
populationCensusYear 2021
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
oil and gas services
riverTransportationHistorically steamboats on the Peace River
roadAccessVia Alberta Highway 58 NERFINISHED
Alberta Highway 88 NERFINISHED
servedBy Fort Vermilion Airport NERFINISHED
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
UTCOffset −07:00
UTCOffsetDST −06:00

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Peace River majorSettlementOn Fort Vermilion