Landry Heights
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Landry Heights is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16.[2] It is located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Highway 40 and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest of Grande Prairie.
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| Coordinates: 55°02′36″N 118°54′34″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 18 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Council |
| Population (1991)[1] | |
• Total | 114 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780, 587, 825 |
Toponymy
Landry Heights is named after Dale Landry, who purchased 320 acres of land in the area and subdivided them for sale in the 1970s.[3][4]
Geography
Landry Heights is 3 kilometres away from O'Brien Provincial Park.[5] Some residential lots within the hamlet border the Wapiti River.[5]
History
Immigrant settlers first established a presence in Landry Heights around the year 1931.[3] Residents cut a road to the settlement themselves, which is located atop a steep hill.[3] The route was dangerous, owing to its narrow width and hairpin turns.[3][6] In the 1960s, resident Albin Jacobson voluntarily drained the road every spring using a spade.[6] The road was rebuilt in 1964.[3][6]
In the early 1960s, John "Dale" Armont Landry (1937 – 2008) and his wife Mona relocated with their children to Grovedale for work.[6][7] In 1966, the Landry family purchased an acre of land in the area that would become Landry Heights from Enos Kyle, who ran a coffeehouse atop the hill.[3][6] The next year, Landry began a contracting business based in Grovedale.[6][7]
In 1974, Landry bought an additional 320 acres of land from Albin and Art Jacobson.[6][7] He received approval to subdivide this land in the fall of 1976.[3][4][7][8] Plots became available for purchase the next year.[4][9][10] Upon Landry's death in 2008, residents of Grovedale recalled that Landry often sold land he owned to his employees for "next to nothing," to assist them financially.[8]
Landry Heights, named after Dale, became a hamlet in 1980.[4][10]
Governance
Landry Heights falls within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16.[2] The hamlet primarily consists of self-serviced lots.[5]
Amenities
As of 2022, residents can access postal, grocery and fire services through nearby Grovedale, which is around 5 kilometres away.[5][11] The proximity of Landry Heights to O'Brien Provincial Park provides access to outdoor recreation.[12]
Demographics
Landry Heights recorded a population of 114 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1] As of 2022, Landry Heights comprises around 50 residential lots.[5]