Buck Lake | |
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Coordinates: 52°57′06″N 114°46′24″W / 52.95167°N 114.77333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 11 |
Municipal district | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Council |
Area (2021)
[1] | |
• Land | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 60 |
• Density | 43.8/km2 (113/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Buck Lake is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. [2] It is located on Highway 13, approximately 109 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Edmonton. It is located on the shore of Buck Lake.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buck Lake had a population of 60 living in 35 of its 72 total private dwellings, a change of 17.6% from its 2016 population of 51. With a land area of 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.8/km2 (113.4/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buck Lake had a population of 51 living in 23 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of -32% from its 2011 population of 75. With a land area of 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.2/km2 (104.0/sq mi) in 2016. [3]