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| Coordinates:55°15′28″N119°42′59″W / 55.25778°N 119.71639°W /55.25778; -119.71639 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 19 |
| Municipal district | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council |
| Population (1986)[1] | |
• Total | 11 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780,587, 825 |
Goodfare is ahamlet innorthern Alberta, Canada within theCounty of Grande Prairie No. 1.[2] It is located onHighway 671, approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west ofHighway 43 and 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest ofGrande Prairie.
Established as a post office in April 1919, after the residents petitioned for postal service, the name Goodfair was chosen, being descriptive of the area, the name was changed to the current spelling since there was already a Goodfair post office in Saskatchewan. John Third was the first postmaster. The area was originally known as Kempton.[3]
Goodfare recorded a population of 11 in the1986 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada.[1]
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