Mayerthorpe is known as "Everybody's Community" and it's easy to see why. Located at the northern end of the well-travelled Cowboy Trail, the people of this bustling rural community extend a warm welcome to everyone who passes through or chooses to stay.
Its strategic location at the junction of Highway 22 and the CANAMEX Corridor ensures a steady stream of recreational and commercial traffic through Mayerthorpe's business core. It also provides easy access to Alberta's transportation corridors.
Mayerthorpe has a long history of farming and ranching and that entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well today. Not only does agriculture continue to play a major role in the town's economy, its business community serves a surrounding rural district of close to 4,000 people. Prosperity and economic diversity are also driven by forestry, oil and gas as well as a burgeoning tourist market.
The friendly openness of this rural community is a natural by-product of the people who live and work here. They are dedicated to maintaining the tradition of pulling together and welcome new businesses and people who share their sense of optimism and spirit of adventure.
Population
1,474 (2008 Municipal Census)
Location
Mayerthorpe is located at the crossroads of Highways 43 and 22. It is 123 km northwest of Edmonton and 226 km northeast of Jasper. (see map)
Major Employers
- Blue Ridge Lumber (a division of West Fraser Timber)
- U.F.A.
- Alberta Health Services
- Mayerthorpe Co-Op
- Northern Gateway Pipelines
- Alliance Pipelines
- Pembina Pipelines
- Northern Gateway Regional School Division
- Extendicare
- Lac Ste. Anne Foundation
- Mayerthorpe Health Care Centre
Major Industry
Agriculture, Oil and Gas and Forestry
Additional Data
- Mayerthorpe Property Taxes
- Mayerthorpe Statistics
- Mayerthorpe Contacts
- Mayerthorpe Location and History
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