Country Canada Census division 11 Settled 1884 Elevation 744 m | Region Edmonton Region Specialized municipality Strathcona County Time zone MST (UTC-7) Province Alberta | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Hastings Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is located on the south shore of Hastings Lake, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Sherwood Park. It is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of Highway 14.
The lake was renamed in 1884 for Tom Hastings, a member of Tyrell's geological survey party. The original name was Kawtikh, which in the Cree language means "the lake that does not freeze".
The large forested area in the Hastings Lake Watershed is a key area for moose and white-tailed deer. With close proximity to the Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Wildlife, Grazing and Provincial Recreation Area and the Waskahegan Staging Area, many hiking and cross-country skiing possibilities exists.
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hastings Lake recorded a population of 94 living in 44 of its 80 total private dwellings, a change of 7000560000000099999♠5.6% from its 2011 population of 89. With a land area of 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 128.8/km2 (333.5/sq mi) in 2016.
The population of Hastings Lake according to Strathcona County's 2015 municipal census is 87.