Lac Ste. Anne County Explained

Official Name:Lac Ste. Anne County
Settlement Type:Municipal district
Seal Type:Logo
Image Map1:AB locator LAC STE ANNE COUNTY.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location within Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lac Ste Anne County in Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Planning region
Subdivision Name3:Upper Athabasca
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1944
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1965
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Joe Blakeman
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Lac Ste. Anne County Council[1]
Joe Blakeman
Nick Gelych
Lorne Olsvik
George Vaughan
Steve Hoyda
Ross Bohnet
Lloyd Giebelhaus
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:2845.84
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:10832
Population Density Km2:3.8
Website:lsac.ca
Leader Title2:Manager
Leader Name2:Mike Primeau
Leader Title3:Administrative office
Leader Name3:Sangudo
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00

Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Census Division 13, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. Its municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo.

The county was named after Lac Ste. Anne, which in turn was named for Saint Anne.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County.

The following hamlets are located within Lac Ste. Anne County.

The following localities are located within Lac Ste. Anne County.[2]

Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 10,832 living in 4,373 of its 5,566 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10,899. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 10,899 living in 4,346 of its 5,385 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 10,260. With a land area of 2850.38km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Attractions

The municipality of Lac Ste. Anne maintains the Lessard Lake Campground, the Lessard Lake Outdoor Ed Centre, the Riverside Campground, and the Paddle River Dam Campground.

Many summer villages are established, especially on lake shores (such as Lac Ste. Anne, Lac la Nonne, Nakamun Lake, and Lake Isle).

Protected and recreational areas in the county include Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area, Pembina River Provincial Natural Area, Majeau Lake Provincial Natural Area (with two campgrounds), Paddle River Dam Picnic Site, Park Court Provincial Natural Area, Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area and Prefontaine and Brock Lake Provincial Natural Area.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LSA - Reeve & Councillors . February 24, 2020 . February 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200224061000/https://www.lsac.ca/index.php/government/county-council/reeve-councillors.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4813001 - Lac Ste. Anne County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 . . 2010-03-05 . 2012-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083413/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4813001 . 2015-05-18 . dead .
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta). Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. February 8, 2017.