Hamlet in Northwest Territories, Canada
Fort Liard (Slavey language : Echaot'l Koe [pronunciation? "people from the land of the giants" or Acho Dene Kue ) is a hamlet in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories , Canada. It is located 37 km (23 mi) north of the British Columbia border. It became accessible by road in 1984 with the completion of the Liard Highway (Northwest Territories Highway 7 and British Columbia Highway 77).
The Hamlet of Fort Liard is served by two general merchandise stores: The General Store and The North West Company store. The K-12 community school, "Echo Dene School", has a student population of about 150. It also has a community health centre with four nurses, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment with four members, and a recreation centre, including a swimming pool, skating rink, youth centre and multi-court.[ 7]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Fort Liard had a population of 2 (26.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 2 (17.9/sq mi) in 2021.[ 2]
In the 2016 Census the majority of the population, 445 people out of a total of 500, were Indigenous , either First Nations or Métis .[ 8]
Annual population estimates Year 1996 538 — 1997 528 −1.9% 1998 525 −0.6% 1999 537 +2.3% 2000 571 +6.3% 2001 582 +1.9% 2002 599 +2.9% 2003 575 −4.0% 2004 601 +4.5% 2005 596 −0.8% 2006 606 +1.7% 2007 586 −3.3%
Year 2008 569 −2.9% 2009 564 −0.9% 2010 564 +0.0% 2011 554 −1.8% 2012 566 +2.2% 2013 571 +0.9% 2014 587 +2.8% 2015 623 +6.1% 2016 629 +1.0% 2017 658 +4.6% 2018 548 −16.7% 2019 542 −1.1%
Sources: NWT Bureau of Statistics (2008–2019),[ 6] [ 16]
First Nations
The Dene of the community are represented by the Acho Dene Koe Band and the Métis by Fort Liard Metis Local 67 . Both groups belong to the Deh Cho First Nations Tribal Council .[ 17] [ 18]
Gallery
Beautiful Autumn Colors
Petitot River just before it meets the Liard River
Roman Catholic Church
Petiot River looking toward the Liard River
The Sleeping Giant in Fall
Climate
Fort Liard has a borderline humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb ), just above a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc ), characterized by extreme variation of temperatures between seasons. Temperatures can be warm in the summer, and cold in the winter. Fort Liard has an average frost free period of around 120 days,[ 19]
The highest temperature ever recorded in Fort Liard was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 13 July 2014 and 27 June 2021.[ 19] [ 20] [ 19]
Climate data for Fort Liard (Fort Liard Airport )60°14′06″N 123°28′01″W / 60.23500°N 123.46694°W / 60.23500; -123.46694 (Fort Liard Airport ) [ a]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high humidex
14.7
14.1
19.8
22.9
31.7
35.5
42.6
38.7
32.1
26.6
13.3
14.3
42.6
Record high °C (°F)
14.8
15.0
19.9
25.0
32.6
35.2
35.2
34.9
30.5
26.5
13.5
15.3
35.2
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−16.7
−10.1
−2.4
8.8
17.4
22.0
23.7
21.6
15.3
4.8
−8.8
−15.4
5.0
Daily mean °C (°F)
−20.8
−15.7
−9.4
2.0
10.3
15.4
17.6
15.5
9.6
0.7
−12.5
−19.3
−0.6
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−24.9
−21.3
−16.3
−4.7
3.2
8.8
11.4
9.4
3.9
−3.4
−16.3
−23.1
−6.1
Record low °C (°F)
−46.7
−44.0
−38.3
−30.5
−14.5
−1.6
−0.1
−1.7
−11.7
−30.0
−43.0
−45.0
−46.7
Record low wind chill
−61.6
−51.9
−46.6
−34.3
−22.3
−3.9
0.0
0.0
−10.7
−32.4
−50.9
−53.2
−61.6
Average precipitation mm (inches)
27.0
19.3
15.2
15.9
39.5
71.3
82.2
54.0
43.4
27.4
31.0
22.9
449.2
Average rainfall mm (inches)
0.0
0.0
0.1
3.3
37.2
61.1
88.0
50.5
45.4
10.8
0.1
0.0
296.4
Average snowfall cm (inches)
30.5
22.8
17.0
12.2
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
16.8
35.4
26.7
165.3
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)
9.2
7.7
7.0
4.9
9.8
10.7
12.3
12.2
10.9
8.6
10.1
8.1
111.3
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)
0.0
0.0
0.1
1.8
8.9
9.7
11.5
10.8
10.8
3.9
0.1
0.0
57.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)
9.0
7.4
7.5
3.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
5.4
10.1
7.4
51.8
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST )
70.9
62.9
49.6
40.7
37.4
46.7
49.8
51.3
53.0
66.4
74.9
74.8
56.6
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada [ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
See also
Notes
References
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