Alberta Beach | |
|---|---|
 Village boundaries | |
  Alberta Beach Location in Lac Ste. Anne County  Alberta Beach Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°40′36″N 114°21′00″W / 53.67667°N 114.35000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Municipal district | Lac Ste. Anne County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Summer village | August 23, 1920 |
| • Village | January 1, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kelly Muir |
| • Governing body | Alberta Beach Village Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 740 m (2,430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 864 |
| • Density | 427.7/km2 (1,108/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 33 Highway 43 |
| Waterway | Lac Ste. Anne |
| Website | Official website |
Alberta Beach is a village in central Alberta, Canada, west of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne, approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Highway 43 and 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Highway 633.
Alberta Beach's economy it is centred on tourism and recreation. The village is the site of the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage, an event having key significance to Aboriginal people, including Cree, Dene, Blackfoot and Métis Roman Catholics. It is also notable as being one of Edmonton, Alberta's main cottage weekend retreats.
Alberta Beach is the only urban municipality (city, town, village, and summer village) in Alberta that does not include its municipal status in its official legal name.[5] Its official name is simply Alberta Beach instead of Village of Alberta Beach like the convention used by other urban municipalities.[5] Alberta Beach changed from this convention at the time it changed its municipal status from summer village to village on January 1, 1999.[6]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Alberta Beach" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "2011 Municipal Codes". Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ "Order in Council (O.C.) 490/98" (PDF). Province of Alberta. 1998-11-25. Retrieved 2011-01-21.