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Kapasiwin

FieldValue
nameKapasiwin
official_nameSummer Village of Kapasiwin
other_nameWabamun Beach (1913–1918)
settlement_typeSummer village
pushpin_mapAlberta
pushpin_label_positionnone
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Kapasiwin in Alberta
pushpin_mapsize220
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Edmonton Metropolitan Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name3No. 11
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipal incorporation
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameTim Wiles
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Kapasiwin Summer Village Council
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km20.33
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total24
population_density_km273.7
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_codeT0E 2Y0
website

Kapasiwin () is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the eastern shore of Wabamun Lake, south of Wabamun Lake Provincial Park and the Yellowhead Highway. The name derives from kapesiwin (ᑲᐯᓯᐃᐧᐣ), the Cree word for "campground". It was known as the Village of Wabamun Beach from 1913 to 1918 and was the first incorporated summer village in Alberta.

History

Kapasiwin was originally incorporated on October 25, 1913 as the Village of Wabamun Beach. It was renamed to the Village Municipality of Kepasiwin on August 28, 1918. Recognizing that the village acted like a summer village, the Province of Alberta officially incorporated it as the Summer Village of Kapasiwin on September 1, 1993.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Kapasiwin had a population of 24 living in 16 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.33 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Kapasiwin had a population of 10 living in 5 of its 41 total private dwellings, which represents no change from its 2011 population of 10. With a land area of 0.3 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  3. Cree Dictionary. "Kapesiwin".
  4. (1987). "Kapasiwin: A History of Alberta's First Incorporated Summer Village". Kapasiwin Summer Village Council.
  5. (1913-10-25). "An Act to Incorporate the Village of Wabamun Beach". Government of Alberta.
  6. (1918-08-28). "Notice (name change to Village Municipality of Kepasiwin)". Government of Alberta.
  7. (1993-05-12). "Order in Council (O.C.) 343/93". Province of Alberta.
  8. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  9. (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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