| Hay Lakes | |
| Official Name: | Village of Hay Lakes |
| Other Name: | Hay Lake (1928–1932) |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hay Lakes in Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Camrose County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Paige Berkholtz |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Hay Lakes Village Council |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Name3: | Wes Taylor |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
| Established Date1: | |
| Established Title2: | • Village |
| Established Date2: | April 17, 1928 (as Hay Lake) |
| Established Title3: | • Name change |
| Established Date3: | January 1, 1932 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.59 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 525 |
| Population Density Km2: | 771.6 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.1925°N -113.0553°W |
| Elevation M: | 770 |
| Postal Code: | T0B 1W0 |
| Area Code: | +1-780, +1-587 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 21 Highway 617 |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterway |
| Blank1 Info: | Big Hay Lake, Bittern Lake |
Hay Lakes is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 21, approximately 32km (20miles) north of Camrose and 50km (30miles) southeast of Edmonton. Hay Lakes was pioneered and settled primarily by immigrants from Sweden and Norway. Hay Lakes' founding pioneer was James McKernan who established a telegraph station in the area in 1876. In 1911 the Canadian National Railway began its Edmonton to Calgary line which ran through Hay Lakes.[2] Hay Lakes was incorporated as a village in 1928. It was known as the Village of Hay Lake between 1928 and 1932.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hay Lakes had a population of 456 living in 176 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 495. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hay Lakes recorded a population of 495 living in 191 of its 203 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 425. With a land area of 0.59km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]