North Cooking Lake is a
hamlet
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in
Alberta
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, Canada within
Strathcona County
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. 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 adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary. While long confined to generally south of Highway 16 ( Ye ...
. 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
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Transportation
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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 2024 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 53,2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, 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
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*List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
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Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Strathcona County