Lake Newell Resort is a
hamlet
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in
southern Alberta
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, Canada within the
County of Newell
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that was established in 2007.
The hamlet is located on northern shore of the
Lake Newell Reservoir approximately south of
Brooks
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and west of
Highway 873. It is accessed from Highway 873 via Township Road 182 to Lake Newell Resort Road.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Lake Newell Resort had a population of 457 living in 164 of its 202 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 407. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of Lake Newell Resort according to the
2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 437.
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
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*
List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
County of Newell
Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
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