Cochrane Lake, Alberta

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Cochrane Lake
Cochrane Lake Subdivision
Hamlet
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Cochrane Lake
Location of Cochrane Lake Subd.
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Cochrane Lake
Cochrane Lake (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°14′42″N114°29′11″W / 51.24500°N 114.48639°W / 51.24500; -114.48639
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Calgary Metropolitan Region
Census division 6
Municipal district Rocky View County
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Governing bodyRocky View County Council
Area
 (2021) [1]
 • Land3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total767
 • Density201.9/km2 (523/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s) 403, 587, 825

Cochrane Lake is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. [2] Statistics Canada also recognizes a smaller portion of the hamlet as a designated place under the name of Cochrane Lake Subdivision. [3]

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Cochrane Lake is located approximately 45 km (23 mi) northwest of the City of Calgary and 1.6 km (1.0 mi) north of the Town of Cochrane on the west side of Highway 22. Cochrane Lake gets its name from Senator Matthew Henry Cochrane who in 1881 founded the Cochrane Ranche (later known as the British-American Ranche) which was a major producer of beef.

Cochrane Lake is also currently the site of a housing development, managed by property developer Monterra. [4]

Demographics

Population history of
Cochrane Lake Subdivision
YearPop.±%
1981104—    
1986118+13.5%
1991144+22.0%
1996 148+2.8%
2001 157+6.1%
2006 182+15.9%
2011 136−25.3%
2016 139+2.2%
Source: Statistics Canada
[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Population history
of Cochrane Lake
YearPop.±%
2016 799—    
2021 767−4.0%
Source: Statistics Canada
[1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cochrane Lake had a population of 767 living in 240 of its 252 total private dwellings, a change of

The population of Cochrane Lake according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 769. [13] Rocky View County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 792 in the Hamlet of Cochrane Lake, a 226% change from its 2006 municipal census population of 243. [14]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts for designated places in Alberta, 2006 and 2001 censuses" . Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Monterra on Cochrane Lakes, development website". Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
  5. ↑ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  13. ↑ "2018 Rocky View County Census Results" (PDF). Rocky View County. November 13, 2018. pp. 249–254. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  14. ↑ "County Census Identifies Divisional Population Changes". Rocky View County. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.


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