Kapasiwin () is a
summer village
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in
Alberta
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, Canada. It is located in the eastern shore of
Wabamun Lake
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Its name derives from ...
, south of
Wabamun Lake Provincial Park
Wabamun Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada.
It is located on the north-eastern shore of Wabamun Lake, near the hamlet of Wabamun, bordering the Yellowhead Highway.
Activities
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and the
Yellowhead Highway
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. The name derives from (), the
Cree word for "campground".
It was known as the Village of Wabamun Beach from 1913 to 1918.
History
Kapasiwin was originally incorporated on October 25, 1913 as the Village of Wabamun Beach.
It was renamed to the Village Municipality of Kepasiwin on August 28, 1918.
Recognizing that the village acted like a summer village, the Province of Alberta officially incorporated it as the Summer Village of Kapasiwin on September 1, 1993.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Kapasiwin had a population of 24 living in 16 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Kapasiwin had a population of 10 living in 5 of its 41 total private dwellings, which represents no change from its 2011 population of 10. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of summer villages in Alberta
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List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
References
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1913 establishments in Alberta
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Summer villages in Alberta
Populated places established in 1913