| Ma-Me-O Beach | |
| Official Name: | Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach |
| Settlement Type: | Summer village |
| Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ma-Me-O Beach in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | No. 11 |
| Government Type: | Municipal incorporation |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Christine Holmes |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Ma-Me-O Beach Summer Village Council |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.56 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 162 |
| Population Density Km2: | 288.5 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.9766°N -113.9599°W |
Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 100-1NaN-1 southwest of Edmonton.
Ma-Me-O derives from the Cree word for "pigeon", Cree: omîmîw (Cree: ᐅᒦᒦᐤ).[1] It was founded in 1924.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 162 living in 73 of its 259 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 110. 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 Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 110 living in 63 of its 259 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 113. With a land area of 0.52km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
During a tour of western Canada, English recording artist Joan Armatrading, who recorded for A&M Records saw the road sign for Ma-Me-O Beach and liked the name so much that she later used it as a song title. The song was included on her 1980 album Me Myself I.
Later, in 2012 Edmonton musician Christian Hansen released a song and music video which also utilized the village's name on his album C'mon Arizona.[5]
Residents of Ma-Me-O Beach are assigned to schools in the Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11, with Lakedell School serving primary grades and Pigeon Lake Regional School serving secondary grades.[6]