Smoky Lake is a town in
Central Alberta
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Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered ...
, Canada. It is located northeast of
Edmonton
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at the junction of
Highway 28 and
Highway 855. It lies between the
North Saskatchewan River
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, Smoky Creek, and White Earth Creek, in a mainly agricultural area. The provincial historic site of
Victoria Settlement is nearby.
Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town. The
Woods Cree, a
First Nations
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people, named "Smoking Lake" for the smoke from ceremonies performed on the shore; the name Smoky Lake may also be based on the mist that rose from the lake in great quantities at sundown.
One of its churches, the St. Onuphrius Ukrainian-Catholic, built in 1907, has been moved to the
Canadian Museum of History
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in
Gatineau
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,
Quebec
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.
[Borys Gengalo]
Touring Ukrainian Ottawa
, UCPBA of Ottawa It is in
Census Division No. 12 and is the
municipal office for
Smoky Lake County.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Town of Smoky Lake had a population of 1,031 living in 442 of its 518 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 964. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Smoky Lake recorded a population of 964 living in 421 of its 499 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,022. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
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Martha Bielish (1915 - 2010) - politician, farmer, feminist, teacher and Canadian senator
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Mary Burzminski, track and field athlete
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Eddie Carroll, actor, voice over
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John Dubetz, Alberta politician
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Terry Ewasiuk, professional ice hockey player
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Isidore Goresky, Alberta legislator
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Ray Kinasewich, professional ice hockey player
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Steve Zarusky, Alberta politician
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of towns in Alberta
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References
External links
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1923 establishments in Alberta
Towns in Alberta