Buck Lake, Alberta

Buck Lake is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.^[2] It is located on Highway 13, approximately 109 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Edmonton. It is located on the shore of Buck Lake.

Buck Lake
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 52°57′06″N 114°46′24″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	11
Municipal district	County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	60
• Density	43.8/km2 (113/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	780, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Buck Lake

Year	Pop.	±%
1956	307	—
1961	213	−30.6%
1966	181	−15.0%
1971	159	−12.2%
1976	169	+6.3%
1981	109	−35.5%
1986	91	−16.5%
1991	63	−30.8%
1991A	68	+7.9%
1996	71	+4.4%
2001	79	+11.3%
2006	129	+63.3%
2011	75	−41.9%
2016	51	−32.0%
2021	60	+17.6%
Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buck Lake had a population of 60 living in 35 of its 72 total private dwellings, a change of 17.6% from its 2016 population of 51. With a land area of 1.37 km² (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.8/km² (113.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buck Lake had a population of 51 living in 23 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of -32% from its 2011 population of 75. With a land area of 1.27 km² (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.2/km² (104.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[15]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
4. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
5. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
6. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
7. "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
8. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
9. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
10. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
11. 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
12. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
13. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
14. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
15. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.