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Alberta Beach

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nameAlberta Beach
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settlement_typeVillage
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map_captionVillage boundaries
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Lac Ste. Anne County##Location in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Municipal district
subdivision_name3Lac Ste. Anne County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameKelly Muir
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Alberta Beach Village Council
leader_title4-
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Summer village
established_date2August 23, 1920
established_title3• Village
established_date3January 1, 1999
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area_land_km22.02
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population_total864
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blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 33
Highway 43
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoLac Ste. Anne
website

Highway 43

Alberta Beach is a village in central Alberta, Canada, west of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne, approximately 8 km west of Highway 43 and 2 km north of Highway 633.

Alberta Beach's economy it is centred on tourism and recreation. The village is the site of the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage, an event having key significance to Aboriginal people, including Cree, Dene, Blackfoot and Métis Roman Catholics. It is also notable as being one of Edmonton, Alberta's main cottage weekend retreats.

Alberta Beach is the only urban municipality (city, town, village, and summer village) in Alberta that does not include its municipal status in its official legal name. Its official name is simply Alberta Beach instead of Village of Alberta Beach like the convention used by other urban municipalities.

History

In 1912 the Canadian Northern Railway built its Edmonton–Vancouver line through what is now Alberta Beach. It brought its employees out for company picnics and holidays. By 1920 the area had incorporated as a summer village, built a dance pavilion, a large wooden pier, and several cabins. Other companies such as Marshall Wells and Woodward's then began to bring their employees out for the same relaxing and beautiful atmosphere.

There was such a demand for this atmosphere that the Moonlight Express was started. The railway picked people up in Edmonton on Saturday mornings, took them to Alberta Beach, then picked them up Sunday night to take them back to Edmonton.

Soon people began purchasing and building their own cabins and small businesses. On January 1, 1999, the summer village of Alberta Beach became a village. A hotel and many small businesses operate within the village.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alberta Beach had a population of 864 living in 417 of its 743 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,018. With a land area of 2.02 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alberta Beach recorded a population of 1,018 living in 479 of its 743 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 865. With a land area of 2.01 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Alberta Beach". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". [[Statistics Canada]].
  5. "2011 Municipal Codes". Alberta Municipal Affairs.
  6. (1998-11-25). "Order in Council (O.C.) 490/98". Province of Alberta.
  7. "The History of Summer Villages". The Association of Summer Villages of Alberta.
  8. "Welcome to Alberta Beach". Alberta Beach.
  9. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  10. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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