Lac Ste. Anne County | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Planning region | Upper Athabasca |
Established | 1944 |
Incorporated | 1965 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Joe Blakeman |
• Governing body | Lac Ste. Anne County Council [2]
Contents |
• Manager | Mike Primeau |
• Administrative office | Sangudo |
Area (2021) [3] | |
• Land | 2,845.84 km2 (1,098.78 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 10,832 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Website | lsac.ca |
Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.
It is located in Census Division 13, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. Its municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo.
The county was named after Lac Ste. Anne, which in turn was named for Saint Anne.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County. [4] | The following hamlets are located within Lac Ste. Anne County. [4]
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The following localities are located within Lac Ste. Anne County. [5]
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 10,832 living in 4,373 of its 5,566 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 10,899. With a land area of 2,845.84 km2 (1,098.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) in 2021. [3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 10,899 living in 4,346 of its 5,385 total private dwellings, a 6.2% change from its 2011 population of 10,260. With a land area of 2,850.38 km2 (1,100.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) in 2016. [6]
The municipality of Lac Ste. Anne maintains the Lessard Lake Campground, the Lessard Lake Outdoor Ed Centre, the Riverside Campground, and the Paddle River Dam Campground.
Many summer villages are established, especially on lake shores (such as Lac Ste. Anne, Lac la Nonne, Nakamun Lake, and Lake Isle).
Protected and recreational areas in the county include Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area, Pembina River Provincial Natural Area, Majeau Lake Provincial Natural Area (with two campgrounds), Paddle River Dam Picnic Site, Park Court Provincial Natural Area, Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area and Prefontaine and Brock Lake Provincial Natural Area.
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Sunset Point is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Lac Ste. Anne and north of Alberta Beach.
West Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Lac Ste. Anne.
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Castle Island is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on a small island on Lac Ste. Anne, close to the mouth of the Sturgeon River.
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Gunn is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located west of the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 33 on the northeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne. It is approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) northwest of Edmonton and has an elevation of 740 metres (2,430 ft).
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Coordinates: 53°53′42″N114°53′27″W / 53.89500°N 114.89083°W