Spring Lake | |
Official Name: | Village of Spring Lake |
Other Name: | Edmonton Beach (1959–1998) |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Spring Lake in Alberta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
Subdivision Name3: | 11 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Parkland County |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jason Shewchuk |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Spring Lake Village Council |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
Established Date1: | |
Established Title2: | • Summer village |
Established Date2: | January 1, 1959 (as Edmonton Beach) |
Established Title3: | • Village/name change |
Established Date3: | January 1, 1999 |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 2.28 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 711 |
Population Density Km2: | 312.3 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 53.5186°N -114.1331°W |
Elevation M: | 740 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | 16A |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank1 Info: | Spring Lake |
Spring Lake, originally named Edmonton Beach, is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Spring Lake, approximately 20km (10miles) and 40km (30miles) west of the cities of Spruce Grove and Edmonton respectively. Hasse Lake is located 6km (04miles) southwest of Spring Lake. It was known as the Summer Village of Edmonton Beach from 1959 to 1999.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Spring Lake had a population of 711 living in 286 of its 308 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 699. 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 Village of Spring Lake recorded a population of 699 living in 261 of its 303 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 533. With a land area of 2.33km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
The Village of Spring Lake's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 614,[5] a 3.7% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 592.[6]
There is a large RV park on the east side of the lake, which has a small camping store which sells candy, newspapers, and a variety of camping items. Other than this there are no commercial businesses in the village.