Sangudo Explained

Sangudo
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sangudo
Coordinates:53.8881°N -114.9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Name3:No. 13
Subdivision Name4:Lac Ste. Anne County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Governing body
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:680
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:2.8
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:298
Population Density Km2:106.3
Population Demonym:Sangudoite
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:43
757
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Pembina River

Sangudo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 43 and the Pembina River, approximately 99km (62miles) northwest of Edmonton.

Sangudo was formerly incorporated as a village on April 12, 1937, but dissolved and reverted to hamlet status effective September 16, 2007.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sangudo had a population of 298 living in 153 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 299. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sangudo had a population of 299 living in 137 of its 171 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 320. With a land area of 2.72km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Industry

The main sources of revenue for the hamlet are tourism from traffic along Highway 43, oil production, and agriculture (mostly cattle ranching).

Attractions

The hamlet is the home to the closed Sangudo Speedway, a high-banked dirt oval that is a quarter-mile long. Sangudo also features a sundial tourist monument that can be seen from Highway 43. There is amazing camping at Deep Creek Campground right on the Pembina River.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) . Safety Codes Council . PDF . 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) . January 2012 . October 9, 2013.
  2. Web site: Order in Council (O.C.) 395/2007 . Province of Alberta. 2007 . 2009-11-11.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.