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Hay Lakes

FieldValue
nameHay Lakes
official_nameVillage of Hay Lakes
other_nameHay Lake (1928–1932)
native_name
settlement_typeVillage
dot_xdot_y =
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Hay Lakes in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name310
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Camrose County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_namePaige Berkholtz
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Hay Lakes Village Council
leader_title2
leader_title3MLA
leader_name3Wes Taylor
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2April 17, 1928 (as Hay Lake)
established_title3• Name change
established_date3January 1, 1932
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km20.59
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total525
population_density_km2771.6
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m770
postal_code_type
postal_codeT0B 1W0
area_codes+1-780, +1-587
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 21
Highway 617
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoBig Hay Lake, Bittern Lake
website

Highway 617

Hay Lakes is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 21, approximately 32 km north of Camrose and 50 km southeast of Edmonton. Hay Lakes was pioneered and settled primarily by immigrants from Sweden and Norway. Hay Lakes' founding pioneer was James McKernan who established a telegraph station in the area in 1876. In 1911 the Canadian National Railway began its Edmonton to Calgary line which ran through Hay Lakes. Hay Lakes was incorporated as a village in 1928. It was known as the Village of Hay Lake between 1928 and 1932.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hay Lakes had a population of 456 living in 176 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 495. With a land area of 0.59 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hay Lakes recorded a population of 495 living in 191 of its 203 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 425. With a land area of 0.59 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Hay Lakes". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  4. Each Step Left Its Mark: A History of Hay Lakes and Surrounding Area
  5. (June 14, 2013). "Location and History Profile: Village of Hay Lakes". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (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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