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Ma-Me-O Beach

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Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 100 km southwest of Edmonton.

Ma-Me-O derives from the Cree word for "pigeon", omîmîw (ᐅᒦᒦᐤ). It was founded in 1924.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 128 living in 64 of its 254 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 110. With a land area of 0.56 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 110 living in 63 of its 259 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 113. With a land area of 0.52 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Arts and culture

During a tour of western Canada, English recording artist Joan Armatrading, who recorded for A&M Records saw the road sign for Ma-Me-O Beach and liked the name so much that she later used it as a song title. The song was included on her 1980 album Me Myself I.

Later, in 2012 Edmonton musician Christian Hansen released a song and music video which also utilized the village's name on his album C'mon Arizona.

Education

Residents of Ma-Me-O Beach are assigned to schools in the Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11, with Lakedell School serving primary grades and Pigeon Lake Regional School serving secondary grades.

References

References

  2. "pigeon". Online Cree Dictionary.
  3. (1972). "Freeway West". The Falun Historical Society.
  4. {{2021CDNcc
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. (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]].
  7. "Christian Hansen's deceptive Ma-Me-O".
  8. "[https://www.wrps11.ca/schools/our-schools/145 Lakedell School]." [[Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11]]. Retrieved on September 13, 2018.
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