Mundare 160 Acres

Rural Minburn No. 27, County of Rural Minburn No. 27, County of T0B 3H0

North Cooking Lake Alberta Information

North Cooking Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is located on Highway 630 and on the northeast shore of Cooking Lake, approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Sherwood Park. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the Waskehegan Staging Area entrance to Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Grazing, Wildlife Provincial Recreation Area. _x000D_ Due to the multiple lakes nearby with sandy beaches, North Cooking Lake was known as one of Edmonton’s recreation and resort spots in the early 1900s (decade). It was so popular that special trains operated to bring vacationers to the North Cooking Lake Station where steamers and motor boats delivered them to different resorts. Once a teeming playground, North Cooking Lake is now a peaceful residential retreat. _x000D_ The population of North Cooking Lake according to the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 48, a decrease from its 2018 municipal census population count of 57. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Cooking Lake had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of -35.5% from its 2016 population of 31. With a land area of 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 48.8/km2 (126.3/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Cooking Lake had a population of 31 living in 9 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 34.8% from its 2011 population of 23. With a land area of 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.6/km2 (195.8/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Cooking_Lake