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Half Moon Lake, Alberta

FieldValue
nameHalf Moon Lake
native_name
other_nameHalf Moon Estates
settlement_typeHamlet
image_skylineHalf Moon Lake Resort 10.jpg
image_captionSouth end of Half Moon Lake, as seen from Half Moon Lake Resort
pushpin_reliefyes
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta#Canada
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Half Moon Lake in Alberta
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Edmonton Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name311
subdivision_type4Specialized municipality
subdivision_name4Strathcona County
established_titleSettled
established_date1950
government_typeUnincorporated
leader_titleMayor
leader_name
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1
elevation_m742
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km20.93
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total87
population_density_km293.6
timezoneMST
utc_offset-7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST-6
postal_code_typePostal code span
postal_codeT8E
area_code+1-780
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 629
website

Half Moon Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada under the name of Half Moon Estates. The community is located on the shores of Half Moon Lake, just north of Highway 629, approximately 13 km southeast of Sherwood Park.

The hamlet was founded in the late 1950s when the land north of the lake was subdivided into residential lots, with the subdivision of the south side following soon after.

Demographics

of Half Moon Lake

|1966|12 |1971|63 |1976|71 |1981|73 |1986| |1991|255 |1991A|257 |1996|285 |2001|288 |2006|267 |2006A|242 |2011|250 |2016|218 |2016R|223 |2021|87

The population of Half Moon Lake according to the 2024 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 206, a change from its 2022 municipal census population count of 187.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Half Moon Lake had a population of 87 living in 33 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 223. With a land area of 0.93 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Half Moon Lake had a population of 218 living in 88 of its 103 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 250. With a land area of 0.51 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Lake

Half Moon Lake is a crescent-shaped body of water that is approximately 2 km in length, 250 m in width and a maximum of 8.5 m in depth.

Although the lake is surrounded by private land, visitors to Strathcona County will find the commercially run Half Moon Lake Resort at the south end of the lake, which provides access to the lake. The resort, open during the summer months, has campsites, a developed beach, and boat launch.

References

References

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  5. {{1976CDNcuipr
  6. {{1981CDNcuipr
  7. {{1991CDNcuipr
  8. {{1996CDNcdplr
  9. (August 15, 2012). "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  10. (July 20, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  11. (February 8, 2012). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada.
  12. (November 1, 2024). "Strathcona County census results". Strathcona County.
  13. (October 6, 2023). "Strathcona County Census Results". Strathcona County.
  14. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
  15. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  16. [http://www.strathconacounty.com/residents/communities.html#4 Half Moon Lake] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-17)
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