Sandy Lake, also known as Pelican Mountain, is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Opportunity No. 17

Opportunity No. 17, Alberta

The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a municipal district occupying a large remote area in central northern Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 17 north of Athabasca. The municipal seat is in Wabasca. It was established as a municipal district on Aug 01, 1995, from the...

. It is located on Highway 813, between Calling Lake and Wabasca. It has an elevation of 565 metres (1,853.7 ft).

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...

 No. 17

Division No. 17, Alberta

Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No...

 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

As of 2006, the province of Alberta has 28 electoral districts represented in the Canadian House of Commons.*Calgary Centre*Calgary Centre-North*Calgary East*Calgary Northeast*Calgary Southeast*Calgary Southwest*Calgary West*Calgary—Nose Hill*Crowfoot...

 of Fort McMurray-Athabasca

Fort McMurray—Athabasca

Fort McMurray—Athabasca is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...

.

Demographics

The population of Sandy Lake according to the M.D. of Opportunity No. 17's 2007 municipal census is 130.

As of 2006, the community had a total population of 93 living in 33 dwellings. With a land area of 1.48 km² (0.571431194716952 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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of 62.9 /km2.