Lac Ste. Anne County

Lac Ste. Anne County
Municipal district
Lac Ste. Anne County welcome sign
Location of Lac Ste. Anne County in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°53′42″N 114°53′27″W / 53.89500°N 114.89083°WCoordinates: 53°53′42″N 114°53′27″W / 53.89500°N 114.89083°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	No. 13
Established	1944
Incorporated	1965
Government[1]
• Reeve	William Hegy
• Governing body	Lac Ste. Anne County Council Ross Bohnet Wayne Borle Dwight Davidson Lloyd Glebelhaus William Hegy Robert Kohn Lorne Olsvik
• Manager	Mike Primeau
• Office location	Sangudo
Area (2011)[2]
• Total	2,845.61 km^2 (1,098.70 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	10,260
• Density	3.6/km^2 (9.3/sq mi)
• Dwellings	4,567
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Website	Official website

Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Census Division 13, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. Its municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo.

The county was named after Lac Ste. Anne, which in turn was named for Saint Anne.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 10,260 living in 4,092 of its 4,959 total dwellings, a 3.8% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 9,880. With a land area of 2,845.61 km² (1,098.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km² (9.3/sq mi) in 2011.^[2]

The population of Lac Ste. Anne County according to its 2008 municipal census is 10,220.^[3]

In 2006, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 9,516 living in 4,567 dwellings, a 6.3% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 2,842.46 km² (1,097.48 sq mi) and a population density of 3.3/km² (8.5/sq mi).^[4]

In 2001, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 8,948 in 4,103 dwellings, a 2.4% increase from 1996. On a surface of 2,845.08 km² it had a density of 3.1 inhabitants/km².^[5]

Attractions

Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

The municipality of Lac Ste. Anne maintains the Lessard Lake Campground, the Lessard Lake Outdoor Ed Centre, the Riverside Campground, and the Paddle River Dam Campground.

Many summer villages are established, especially on lake shores (such as Lac Ste. Anne, Lac La Nonne, Nakamun Lake, and Lake Isle).

Protected and recreational areas in the county include Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area, Pembina River Provincial Natural Area, Majeau Lake Provincial Natural Area (with two campgrounds), Paddle River Dam Picnic Site, Park Court Provincial Natural Area, Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area and Prefontaine and Brock Lake Provincial Natural Area.

• Lac Ste. Anne Mission
• Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County:^[6]

Cities none Towns Mayerthorpe Onoway Villages Alberta Beach

Summer villages Birch Cove Castle Island Nakamun Park Ross Haven Silver Sands South View Sunrise Beach Sunset Point Val Quentin West Cove Yellowstone

The following hamlets are located within Lac Ste. Anne County:[6] Hamlets Cherhill Glenevis Green Court Gunn Rich Valley Rochfort Bridge Sangudo (location of municipal office)

The following localities are located within Lac Ste. Anne County:^[7]

Ardea Park Arndt Acres Aspen Hills Ballantine Balm Bay Bridge Park Bilby Birchwood Estates Cheviot Hills Cheyenne Estates Connor Creek Corsair Cove Subdivision Cosmo Darbyson Estates Darwell Darwell Rolling Woods Fern Valley Trailer Park Forest West Glenford Glenister Golden Glen Estates

Hansen-Mayer Heatherdown Heldar Highland Park Subdivision Hillview Estates Hoffman Beach Home Acres Horne Beach Jalna Johnston Park Jones Beach Lac la Nonne Lac Ste. Anne Lac Ste. Anne Settlement Lake Isle Lake Majeau Lakewood Estates Laurentian Heights Lisburn Louden Park

Manly Mayfair Park Mission Creek Estates Nakamun Noyes Crossing Noyes Crossing Estates Padstow Paradise Estates Peavine Pembridge Robinson Ronan Roydale Spruce Lane Stanger Ste Anne Stettin Tri Lakes Manor Valhalla Acres Warawa Estates Woodland Bay

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
3. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-12.
4. Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Lac Ste. Anne County - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
5. Lac Ste. Anne County community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
6. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
7. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4813001 - Lac Ste. Anne County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-11.

External links

• Official website