Sangudo

Sangudo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.^[3] It is located on Highway 43 and the Pembina River, approximately 99 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Edmonton.

Sangudo
Hamlet
Sundial at the highway entrance of Sangudo
Sangudo Location of Sangudo
Coordinates: 53°53′17″N 114°54′0″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census Division	No. 13
Municipal district	Lac Ste. Anne County
Government
• Mayor	William Hegy
• Governing body	Lac Ste. Anne County Council Ross Bohnet Wayne Borle Dwight Davidson Lloyd Glebelhaus William Hegy Robert Kohn Lorne Olsvik
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	298
• Density	106.3/km2 (275/sq mi)
Demonym	Sangudoite
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Highways	43 757
Waterways	Pembina River
Website	Official website

Sangudo was formerly incorporated as a village on April 12, 1937, but dissolved and reverted to hamlet status effective September 16, 2007.^[4]

Building in Sangudo

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sangudo had a population of 298 living in 153 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 299. With a land area of 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 106.4/km² (275.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sangudo had a population of 299 living in 137 of its 171 total private dwellings, a change of -6.6% from its 2011 population of 320. With a land area of 2.72 km² (1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 109.9/km² (284.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

Industry

The main sources of revenue for the hamlet are tourism from traffic along Highway 43, oil production, and agriculture (mostly cattle ranching).

Attractions

The hamlet is the home to the closed Sangudo Speedway, a high-banked dirt oval that is a quarter-mile long. Sangudo also features a sundial tourist monument that can be seen from Highway 43. There is amazing camping at Deep Creek Campground right on the Pembina River.

Notable people

• Gene Zwozdesky Alberta teacher, musician, politician (12th Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly), grew up in Sangudo.

• Clayton Brown 3 time QSPL Champion with the QSPL Pirates Softball Team.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

External links

• Sangudo Community
• Sangudo Library

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
3. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
4. Province of Alberta (2007). "Order in Council (O.C.) 395/2007". Retrieved November 11, 2009.
5. "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.