Calling Lake is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

northern Alberta Northern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cen ...

, Canada within the

Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a municipal district (MD) occupying a remote area in central northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17 north of the Town of Athabasca, its municipal office is located in the Ham ...

. It is located on Highway 813 along the eastern shore of Calling Lake, immediately north of

Calling Lake Provincial Park Calling Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. It is a boreal forest reserve located north of Athabasca on Highway 813, and north of Edmonton, on the southern shore of Calling Lake. The marshy shores of the lake provide ...

. It is approximately north of

Athabasca Athabasca (also Athabaska) is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap-āsk-ā-w (pronounced ), meaning "grass or reeds here and there". Most places named Athabasca are found in Alberta, Canada. Athabasca may a ...

and south of Wabasca and has an elevation of . The hamlet is located in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca. The hamlet is the seat of the '' Jean Baptiste Gambler 183''

Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." In ...

of the

Bigstone Cree Nation The Bigstone Cree Nation ( cr, ᐅᐸᓯᑯᓂᐍᐤ, opasikoniwew) is a First Nations band government in Alberta, Canada. As Woodland Cree, they are a western branch of the larger Cree nation, and are a party to Treaty 8 with Canada. The Bigst ...

. Calling Lake is recognized as two separate

designated place A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the ...

s by Statistics Canada – Calling Lake (which includes lands on either side of the Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 Indian reserve) and Centre Calling Lake (which is between the designated place of Calling Lake to the north and Calling Lake Provincial Park to the south).

Infrastructure

Health services are provided by the Aspen Regional Health Authority, and the community is served by the Calling Lake Airport .

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by Statistics Canada, Calling Lake had a population of 375 living in 161 of its 410 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 448. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining the designated places of "Calling Lake" and "Centre Calling Lake", Calling Lake recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Climate

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{{Alberta, hamlets=yes Hamlets in Alberta Designated places in Alberta Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17

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Demographics

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