Beaver Lake, Alberta

Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake
Location of Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°45′37″N 111°54′35″W / 54.76028°N 111.90972°W / 54.76028; -111.90972
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division12
Municipal districtLac La Biche County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyLac La Biche County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
467
 • Density423.2/km2 (1,096/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes780, 587, 825

Beaver Lake is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Lac La Biche County.[2] It is located on the shore of Beaver Lake, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Highway 36, approximately 116 kilometres (72 mi) northwest of Cold Lake.

Demographics

Population history
of Beaver Lake
YearPop.±%
196650—    
197171+42.0%
197647−33.8%
1981116+146.8%
1986125+7.8%
1991296+136.8%
1991A304+2.7%
1996351+15.5%
2001380+8.3%
2006265−30.3%
2011496+87.2%
2016482−2.8%
2021467−3.1%
Population from 1986 is a combination of those living in Beaver Lake and Beaver Lake–Young's Point.
Source: Statistics Canada
[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver Lake had a population of 467 living in 179 of its 198 total private dwellings, a change of -3.1% from its 2016 population of 482. With a land area of 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 424.5/km2 (1,099.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver Lake had a population of 482 living in 171 of its 192 total private dwellings, a change of -2.8% from its 2011 population of 496. With a land area of 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 385.6/km2 (998.7/sq mi) in 2016.[13]

Lac La Biche County's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 527 in Beaver Lake.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  4. ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  6. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  7. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  8. ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  9. ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "Lac La Biche County 2016 Municipal Census Report". Lac La Biche County. p. 13. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2017.