Itaska Beach | |
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Summer Village of Itaska Beach | |
Location of Itaska Beach in
Alberta | |
Coordinates: 53°04′17″N 114°04′41″W / 53.07130°N 114.078°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
Census division | No. 11 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal incorporation |
• Mayor | Rex Nielsen |
• Governing body | Itaska Beach Summer Village Council |
Area (2021)
[2] | |
• Land | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | |
• Total | 30 |
• Density | 113.4/km2 (294/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website | Official 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]
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]