| North Cooking Lake | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of North Cooking Lake in Alberta |
| 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 |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.41 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 20 |
| Population Density Km2: | 48.4 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.4614°N -112.9392°W |
| Elevation M: | 752 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | T8G |
| Area Code: | +1-780 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 630 |
| Website: | Strathcona County |
North Cooking Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is located on Highway 630 and on the northeast shore of Cooking Lake, approximately 24km (15miles) southeast of Sherwood Park. It is 4km (02miles) south of the Waskehegan Staging Area entrance to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Grazing, Wildlife Provincial Recreation Area.
Due to the multiple lakes nearby with sandy beaches, North Cooking Lake was known as one of Edmonton's recreation and resort spots in the early 1900s (decade). It was so popular that special trains operated to bring vacationers to the North Cooking Lake Station where steamers and motor boats delivered them to different resorts. Once a teeming playground, North Cooking Lake is now a peaceful residential retreat.[1]
The population of North Cooking Lake according to the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 48,[2] a decrease from its 2018 municipal census population count of 57.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Cooking Lake had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 31. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Cooking Lake had a population of 31 living in 9 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 23. With a land area of 0.41km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]