Rainbow Lake Alberta Information

Rainbow Lake is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is west of High Level at the end of Highway 58, in Mackenzie County. _x000D_ The town carries the name of the nearby lake, formed on the Hay River, that was so called due to its curved shape. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Rainbow Lake had a population of 495 living in 204 of its 352 total private dwellings, a change of -37.7% from its 2016 population of 795. With a land area of 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 46.0/km2 (119.1/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Rainbow Lake recorded a population of 795 living in 303 of its 475 total private dwellings, a change of -8.6% from its 2011 population of 870. With a land area of 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 73.9/km2 (191.4/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ The population of the Town of Rainbow Lake according to its 2015 municipal census is 938, a change of -13.3% from its 2007 municipal census population of 1,082. _x000D_ The community is served by the Rainbow Lake Airport (IATA: YOP, ICAO: CYOP), and is connected via Alberta Highway 58. _x000D_ The town is home to the Rainbow Lake School operated by the Fort Vermilion School Division, which offers curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Lake,_Alberta