Itaska Beach

Summer village in Alberta, Canada

53°04′17″N 114°04′41″W / 53.07130°N 114.078°W / 53.07130; -114.078CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionEdmonton Metropolitan RegionCensus divisionNo. 11Government

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• TypeMunicipal incorporation • MayorRex Nielsen • Governing bodyItaska Beach Summer Village CouncilArea

(2021)^[2]

• Land0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total30 • Density113.4/km² (294/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)WebsiteOfficial website

Itaska Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northwest shore of Pigeon Lake, west of Wetaskiwin.

The name derives from ispâskweyâw (ᐃᐢᐹᐢᑫᐧᔮᐤ),^[3] the Cree words for "high trees on the edge of woods".^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Itaska Beach had a population of 30 living in 14 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of 30.4% from its 2016 population of 23. With a land area of 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 115.4/km² (298.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Itaska Beach had a population of 23 living in 10 of its 78 total private dwellings, a 15% change from its 2011 population of 20. With a land area of 0.29 km² (0.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 79.3/km² (205.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

References

^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ Cree Dictionary. "Ispâskweyâw". Retrieved 2010-03-17.
^ ePodunk. "Itaska Beach". Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.