North Cooking Lake is a
hamlet in
Alberta, Canada within
Strathcona County. It is located on
Highway 630 and on the northeast shore of
Cooking Lake, approximately southeast of
Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail), ...
. It is south of the Waskehegan Staging Area entrance to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Grazing, Wildlife Provincial Recreation Area.
Due to the multiple lakes nearby with sandy beaches, North Cooking Lake was known as one of
Edmonton's recreation and resort spots in the early 1900s (decade). It was so popular that special trains operated to bring vacationers to the North Cooking Lake Station where
steamers and
motor boats delivered them to different resorts. Once a teeming playground, North Cooking Lake is now a peaceful residential retreat.
North Cooking Lake
Demographics
The population of North Cooking Lake according to the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 48,2021 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
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, North Cooking Lake had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 31. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
* List of communities in Alberta
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
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Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Strathcona County