| Half Moon Lake | |
| Other Name: | Half Moon Estates |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Half Moon Lake in Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 53.4597°N -113.0939°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 11 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Specialized municipality |
| Subdivision Name4: | Strathcona County |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1950 |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Elevation M: | 742 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.93 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 87 |
| Population Density Km2: | 93.6 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | T8E |
| Area Code: | +1-780 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 629 |
Half Moon Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada under the name of Half Moon Estates. The community is located on the shores of Half Moon Lake, just north of Highway 629, approximately 13km (08miles) southeast of Sherwood Park.
The hamlet was founded in the late 1950s when the land north of the lake was subdivided into residential lots, with the subdivision of the south side following soon after.
The population of Half Moon Lake according to the 2024 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 206,[1] a change from its 2022 municipal census population count of 187.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Half Moon Lake had a population of 87 living in 33 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 223. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Half Moon Lake had a population of 218 living in 88 of its 103 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 250. With a land area of 0.51km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
Half Moon Lake is a crescent-shaped body of water that is approximately 2km (01miles) in length, 250m (820feet) in width and a maximum of 8.5m (27.9feet) in depth.
Although the lake is surrounded by private land, visitors to Strathcona County will find the commercially run Half Moon Lake Resort at the south end of the lake, which provides access to the lake. The resort, open during the summer months, has campsites, a developed beach, and boat launch.[5]