Lac Ste. Anne County

Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.

Lac Ste. Anne County
Municipal district
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Mayerthorpe Onoway Alberta Beach Cherhill Glenevis Green Court Gunn Rich Valley Rochfort Bridge Sangudo Major communities
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Planning region	Upper Athabasca
Established	1944
Incorporated	1965
Government [1]
• Reeve	Joe Blakeman
• Governing body	Lac Ste. Anne County Council[2] Joe Blakeman Nick Gelych Lorne Olsvik George Vaughan Steve Hoyda Ross Bohnet Lloyd Giebelhaus
• Manager	Vacant
• Administrative office	Sangudo
Area  (2021)[3]
• Land	2,845.84 km2 (1,098.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	11,300
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Website	lsac.ca

It is located in Census Division 13, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. Its municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo.

The county was named after Lac Ste. Anne, which in turn was named for Saint Anne.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lac Ste. Anne County.[5] Cities none Towns Mayerthorpe Onoway Villages Alberta Beach Summer villages Birch Cove Castle Island Nakamun Park Ross Haven Silver Sands South View Sunrise Beach Sunset Point Val Quentin West Cove Yellowstone

The following hamlets are located within Lac Ste. Anne County.[5] Hamlets Cherhill Darwell Glenevis Green Court Gunn Rich Valley Rochfort Bridge Sangudo (location of municipal office)

The following localities are located within Lac Ste. Anne County.^[6]

Localities

Ardea Park Arndt Acres Aspen Hills Ballantine Balm Bay Bridge Park Bilby Birchwood Estates Cheviot Hills Cheyenne Estates Connor Creek Corsair Cove Subdivision Cosmo Darbyson Estates Darwell Rolling Woods Fern Valley Trailer Park Forest West Glenford Glenister Golden Glen Estates Hansen-Mayer

Heatherdown Heldar Highland Park Subdivision Hillview Estates Hoffman Beach Home Acres Horne Beach Jalna Johnston Park Jones Beach Lac la Nonne Lac Ste. Anne Lac Ste. Anne Settlement Lake Isle Lake Majeau Lakewood Estates Laurentian Heights Lisburn Louden Park Manly Mayfair Park

Mission Creek Estates Nakamun Noyes Crossing Noyes Crossing Estates Padstow Paradise Estates Peavine Pembridge Robinson Ronan Roydale Spruce Lane Stanger Ste Anne Stettin Tri Lakes Manor Valhalla Acres Warawa Estates Woodland Bay

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 11,300 living in 4,547 of its 5,788 total private dwellings, a change of 3.7% from its 2016 population of 10,899. With a land area of 2,845.84 km² (1,098.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.0/km² (10.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Ste. Anne County had a population of 10,899 living in 4,346 of its 5,385 total private dwellings, a 6.2% change from its 2011 population of 10,260. With a land area of 2,850.38 km² (1,100.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.8/km² (9.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[7]

Attractions

Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

The municipality of Lac Ste. Anne maintains the Lessard Lake Campground, the Lessard Lake Outdoor Ed Centre, the Riverside Campground, and the Paddle River Dam Campground.

Many summer villages are established, especially on lake shores (such as Lac Ste. Anne, Lac la Nonne, Nakamun Lake, and Lake Isle).

Protected and recreational areas in the county include Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area, Pembina River Provincial Natural Area, Majeau Lake Provincial Natural Area (with two campgrounds), Paddle River Dam Picnic Site, Park Court Provincial Natural Area, Lily Lake Provincial Natural Area and Prefontaine and Brock Lake Provincial Natural Area.

• Lac Ste. Anne Mission
• Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta