Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta

Alberta

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Canada

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It is located in Census Division 13

Division No. 13, Alberta

Division No. 13 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in the north-central portion of central Alberta, while the northeast portion of the division is located within northern Alberta...

, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. The municipal seat is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo

Sangudo, Alberta

Sangudo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 43 and the Pembina River, approximately northwest of Edmonton....

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The county was named after Lac Ste. Anne

Lac Ste. Anne (Alberta)

Lac Ste. Anne is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Lac Ste. Anne County, along Highway 43, 75 km west of Edmonton....

, which in turn was named for Saint Anne

Saint Anne

Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...

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Demographics

The population of Lac Ste. Anne County according to its 2008 municipal census is 10,220.

In 2006, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 9,516 living in 4,567 dwellings

House

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, a 6.3% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 2842.46 km² (1,097.5 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 3.3 /km2.

In 2001, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 8,948 in 4,103 dwellings, a 2.4% increase from 1996. On a surface of 2,845.08 km² it had a density of 3.1 inhabitants/km².

Attractions

The municipality of Lac Ste. Anne maintains the Lessard Lake Campground, the Lessard Lake Outdoor Ed Centre, the Riverside Campground, and the Paddle River Dam Campground.

Many summer villages are established, especially on lake shores (such as Lac Ste. Anne

Lac Ste. Anne (Alberta)

Lac Ste. Anne is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Lac Ste. Anne County, along Highway 43, 75 km west of Edmonton....

, Lac La Nonne

Lac la Nonne

Lac la Nonne is a lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is located between Lac Ste. Anne County and Barrhead County, 85 km north-west from Edmonton, east of the Grizzly Trail....

, Nakamun Lake, and Lake Isle).

Protected and recreational areas in the county include Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area, Pembina River Provincial Natural Area, Majeau Lake Provincial Natural Area (with two campgrounds), Paddle River Dam Picnic Site, Park Court Provincial Natural Area, Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area and Prefontaine and Brock Lake Provincial Natural Area.

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:
Towns

• Mayerthorpe
  Mayerthorpe, Alberta
  Mayerthorpe is a town in the census division 13, central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Cowboy Trail , north-west from Edmonton.-History:...
  
  
• Onoway
  Onoway, Alberta
  Onoway is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 37 and Highway 43.The Canadian National Railway tracks run through the town, which is situated immediately east of Lac Ste. Anne and south of the Sturgeon River. Onoway built and opened a new...
  
  

Villages

• Alberta Beach
  Alberta Beach, Alberta
  Alberta Beach is a village in central Alberta, Canada, west of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne, approximately west of Highway 43 and north of Highway 633....
  
  

Hamlets

• Cherhill
  Cherhill, Alberta
  Cherhill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located along Highway 43, approximately east of Mayerthorpe and northwest of Edmonton.The hamlet is located in census division No...
  
  
• Glenevis
  Glenevis, Alberta
  Glenevis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Green Court
  Green Court, Alberta
  Green Court is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Gunn
  Gunn, Alberta
  Gunn is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located west of the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 33 on the northeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton and has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Rich Valley
  Rich Valley, Alberta
  Rich Valley is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 33, approximately northwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Rochfort Bridge
  Rochfort Bridge, Alberta
  Rochfort Bridge is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located approximately northwest of Edmonton and east of Mayerthorpe....
  
  
• Sangudo
  Sangudo, Alberta
  Sangudo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 43 and the Pembina River, approximately northwest of Edmonton....
  
   (municipal seat)

Summer villages

• Birch Cove
  Birch Cove, Alberta
  Birch Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located between Highway 33 and Lac la Nonne, north-west of Edmonton.The village is administered by Lac Ste. Anne County in central Alberta.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Castle Island
  Castle Island, Alberta
  Castle Island is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Lac Ste. Anne, close to its mouth at Sturgeon River.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Nakamun Park
  Nakamun Park, Alberta
  Nakamun Park is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Nakamun Lake, west of Highway 33 and north of Onoway.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Ross Haven
  Ross Haven, Alberta
  Ross Haven is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, south of Highway 43.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Silver Sands
  Silver Sands, Alberta
  Silver Sands is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. The main attraction of this summer village is the Silver Sands golf and country club. The village is located on the shores of Isle Lake.- Demographics :...
  
  
• South View
  South View, Alberta
  South View is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Isle Lake, opposite from Silver Sands.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Sunrise Beach
  Sunrise Beach, Alberta
  Sunrise Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Sandy Lake, south of Sandy Beach.-Demographics:In 2006, Sunrise Beach had a population of 170 living in 127 dwellings, a 78.9% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population...
  
  
• Sunset Point
  Sunset Point, Alberta
  Sunset Point is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, north of Alberta Beach.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Val Quentin
  Val Quentin, Alberta
  Val Quentin is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Lac Ste. Anne.- Demographics :In 2006, Val Quentin had a population of 181 living in 104 dwellings, a 26.6% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density of .- External...
  
  
• West Cove
  West Cove, Alberta
  West Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of western Lac Ste. Anne.- Demographics :In 2006, West Cove had a population of 169 living in 217 dwellings, a 61.0% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density of .-...
  
  
• Yellowstone
  Yellowstone, Alberta
  Yellowstone is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is developed on the northern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, south of Alberta Highway 43, between Ross Haven and Gunn, from Edmonton.- Demographics :...
  
  

Other unincorporated communities

• Darwell
  Darwell, Alberta
  Darwell is an unincorporated community in central Alberta in Lac Ste. Anne County, located north of Highway 16, northwest of Edmonton....
  
  
• Lac Ste. Anne
  Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta
  Lac Ste. Anne is a settlement in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.It is located on the southern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, approximately west of Edmonton. It has an elevation of .- See also :*List of communities in Alberta...
  
  

External links

• Lac Ste. Anne County (Official site)