Sandy Lake | |
Other Name: | Pelican Mountain |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sandy Lake in Alberta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
Subdivision Name2: | No. 17 |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name3: | Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | MD of Opportunity No. 17 Council |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 13.25 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 163 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.3 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 55.8144°N -113.4161°W |
Elevation M: | 565 |
Sandy Lake, also known as Pelican Mountain, is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is located on Highway 813, between Calling Lake and Wabasca. It has an elevation of 565m (1,854feet).
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 17 as well as the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sandy Lake had a population of 163 living in 46 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 121. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sandy Lake had a population of 52 living in 25 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 68. With a land area of 1.67km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]