Country Canada Time zone MST (UTC-7) Elevation 595 m Population 369 (2011) Number of airports 1 | Census division No. 17 Area 15.24 km² Local time Monday 2:12 PM Province Alberta | |
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Municipal district Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 Weather -13°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Calling Lake is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17. It is located on Highway 813 along the eastern shore of Calling Lake, immediately north of Calling Lake Provincial Park. It is approximately 59 km (37 mi) north of Athabasca and 113 km (70 mi) south of Wabasca and has an elevation of 595 m (1,952 ft).
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Map of Calling Lake, AB, Canada
The hamlet is located in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca. The hamlet is the seat of the Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 Indian reserve of the Bigstone Cree Nation.
Calling Lake is recognized as two separate designated places by Statistics Canada – Calling Lake (which includes lands on either side of the Jean Baptiste Gambler 183 Indian reserve) and Centre Calling Lake (which is between the designated place of Calling Lake to the north and Calling Lake Provincial Park to the south).
Infrastructure
Health services are provided by the Aspen Regional Health Authority, and the community is served by the Calling Lake Airport (TC LID: CFK4).
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining the designated places of "Calling Lake" and "Centre Calling Lake", Calling Lake recorded a population of 448 living in 159 of its 419 total private dwellings, a change of 7001582000000000000♠58.2% from its 2011 population of 369. With a land area of 15.55 km2 (6.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 28.8/km2 (74.6/sq mi) in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, by combining the designated places of "Calling Lake" and "Centre Calling Lake", Calling Lake had a population of 369 living in 134 of its 376 total dwellings, a 10.8% change from its 2006 population of 333. With a land area of 15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 24.21/km2 (62.71/sq mi) in 2011.
The population of Calling Lake according to the M.D. of Opportunity No. 17's 2007 municipal census is 415.