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North Cooking Lake

FieldValue
nameNorth Cooking Lake
native_name
settlement_typeHamlet
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of North Cooking Lake in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Edmonton Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name311
subdivision_type4Specialized municipality
subdivision_name4Strathcona County
government_typeUnincorporated
leader_titleMayor
leader_name
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km20.41
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total20
population_density_km248.4
timezoneMST
utc_offset-7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST-6
coordinates
elevation_m752
postal_code_typePostal code span
postal_codeT8G
area_code+1-780
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 630
websiteStrathcona County

North Cooking Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is located on Highway 630 and on the northeast shore of Cooking Lake, approximately 24 km southeast of Sherwood Park. It is 4 km south of the Waskehegan Staging Area entrance to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Grazing, Wildlife Provincial Recreation Area.

Due to the multiple lakes nearby with sandy beaches, North Cooking Lake was known as one of Edmonton's recreation and resort spots in the early 1900s (decade). It was so popular that special trains operated to bring vacationers to the North Cooking Lake Station where steamers and motor boats delivered them to different resorts. Once a teeming playground, North Cooking Lake is now a peaceful residential retreat.

Demographics

The population of North Cooking Lake according to the 2024 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 53, a change from its 2022 municipal census population count of 48.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Cooking Lake had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 31. With a land area of 0.41 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Cooking Lake had a population of 31 living in 9 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 23. With a land area of 0.41 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. {{AltaML
  2. [http://www.strathconacounty.com/residents/communities.html#7 North Cooking Lake] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-17)
  3. (November 1, 2024). "Strathcona County census results". Strathcona County.
  4. (October 6, 2023). "Strathcona County Census Results". Strathcona County.
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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