Itaska Beach | |
Official Name: | Summer Village of Itaska Beach |
Settlement Type: | Summer village |
Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Itaska Beach in Alberta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 11 |
Government Type: | Municipal incorporation |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Rex Nielsen |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Itaska Beach Summer Village Council |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 0.26 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 30 |
Population Density Km2: | 113.4 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 53.0713°N -114.078°W |
Itaska Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northwest shore of Pigeon Lake, west of Wetaskiwin.
The name derives from ispâskweyâw (ᐃᐢᐹᐢᑫᐧᔮᐤ),[1] the Cree words for "high trees on the edge of woods".[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Itaska Beach had a population of 30 living in 14 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 23. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Itaska Beach had a population of 23 living in 10 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 20. With a land area of 0.29km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]