Gregoire Lake Estates Explained

Gregoire Lake Estates
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gregoire Lake Estates
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:16
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.41
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:138
Population Density Km2:340.7
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:56.4444°N -111.18°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Gregoire Lake Estates is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. It is located on Highway 881, approximately southeast of Fort McMurray.

History

On May 4, 2016, the hamlet was ordered to be evacuated due to the rapid spread of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gregoire Lake Estates had a population of 138 living in 52 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 165. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

The population of Gregoire Lake Estates according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is 204,[3] a decrease from its 2012 municipal census population count of 275.[4]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gregoire Lake Estates had a population of 165 living in 62 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 188. With a land area of 0.48km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality Announces Mandatory Evacuations for Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and Fort McMurray First Nation . Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo . May 4, 2016 . May 8, 2016 . November 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181116045750/http://www.rmwb.ca/News-Room/Media-Releases/Municipality-Announces-Mandatory-Evacuations-for-Anzac--Gregoire-Lake-Estates-and-Fort-McMurray-First-Nation_s2_p5451.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: census2018 Municipal Census Report . Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo . September 25, 2021 . September 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200910173454/https://www.rmwb.ca/Assets/Departments/Planning+and+Development/Planning+$!26+Development+Documents/Census+Report+2018.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Municipal Census 2012: Count Yourself In! . Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo . 24 . January 26, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130326055550/http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/Assets/Corporate/Census%2BReports/Census%2Breports%2BPart%2B1.pdf . March 26, 2013 .
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.