Ma-Me-O Beach | |
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Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach | |
Location of Ma-Me-O Beach in
Alberta | |
Coordinates: 52°58′35.87″N 113°57′35.46″W / 52.9766306°N 113.9598500°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Census division | No. 11 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal incorporation |
• Mayor | Christine Holmes |
• Governing body | Ma-Me-O Beach Summer Village Council |
Area (2021)
[1] | |
• Land | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 162 |
• Density | 288.5/km2 (747/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website |
mameobeach |
Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 100 km (60 mi) southwest of Edmonton.
Ma-Me-O derives from the Cree word for "pigeon", omîmîw (ᐅᒦᒦᐤ). [2] It was founded in 1924. [3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 162 living in 73 of its 259 total private dwellings, a change of 47.3% from its 2016 population of 110. With a land area of 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 289.3/km2 (749.2/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 110 living in 63 of its 259 total private dwellings, a -2.7% change from its 2011 population of 113. With a land area of 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.5/km2 (547.9/sq mi) in 2016. [4]
During a tour of western Canada, English recording artist Joan Armatrading, who recorded for A&M Records saw the road sign for Ma-Me-O Beach and liked the name so much that she later used it as a song title.[ citation needed] The song was included on her 1980 album Me Myself I.
Later, in 2012 Edmonton musician Christian Hansen released a song and music video which also utilized the village's name on his album C'mon Arizona. [5]
Residents of Ma-Me-O Beach are assigned to schools in the Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11, with Lakedell School serving primary grades and Pigeon Lake Regional School serving secondary grades. [6]