Mayerthorpe

Mayerthorpe is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail). The town is surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County and is in Alberta's Census Division No. 13.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mayerthorpe
Settlement.official_name: Town of Mayerthorpe
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Highway 43 entrance to Mayerthorpe from the south.
Settlement.image_map: 0215 Town Mayerthorpe, Alberta Locator.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Lac Ste. Anne County
Settlement.pushpin_map: Alberta
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Mayerthorpe in Alberta
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Alberta
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Planning region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Upper Athabasca
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipal district
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Lac Ste. Anne County

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Wikidata facts

Country: Canada
Located in: Alberta
Population: 1259
Area: 4.37
Elevation: 712
Official website: www.mayerthorpe.ca
Image: Mainstreet Mayerthorpe.JPG

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== History == The name of the post office, established in 1915, honours R. I. Mayer, the first postmaster. "Thorpe" is from the Old English for hamlet or village.

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