Gregoire Lake Estates
Gregoire Lake Estates is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (R.M.) of Wood Buffalo.[1] It is located on Highway 881, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Fort McMurray.
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Wildfire
On May 4, 2016 The hamlet was ordered to be evacuated due to the rapid spread of the wildfire.[2]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gregoire Lake Estates recorded a population of 165 living in 62 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change of -12.2% from its 2011 population of 188. With a land area of 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 343.8/km2 (890.3/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
The population of Gregoire Lake Estates in 2012 was 275 according to a municipal census conducted by the R.M of Wood Buffalo.[4]
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Gregoire Lake Estates had a population of 188 living in 70 of its 79 total dwellings, a -2.1% change from its 2006 population of 192. With a land area of 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi), it had a population density of 855/km2 (2,210/sq mi) in 2011.[5]
See also
References
- Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- "Municipality Announces Mandatory Evacuations for Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and Fort McMurray First Nation". Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- "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.
- "Municipal Census 2012: Count Yourself In!" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.