Smoky Lake is a town in
Central Alberta , Canada. It is located 116 km (72 mi) northeast of
Edmonton at the junction of
Highway 28 and
Highway 855 . It lies between the
North Saskatchewan River , Smoky Creek, and White Earth Creek, in a mainly agricultural area. The provincial historic site of
Victoria Settlement is nearby.
Long Lake Provincial Park is located 60 km (37 mi) north of the town. The
Woods Cree , a
First Nations people, named "Smoking Lake" for the smoke from ceremonies performed on the shore; the name Smoky Lake may also be based on the mist that rose from the lake in great quantities at sundown.
One of its churches, the St. Onuphrius Ukrainian-Catholic, built in 1907, has been moved to the
Canadian Museum of History in
Gatineau ,
Quebec . It is in
Census Division No. 12 and is the
municipal office for
Smoky Lake County .
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Town of Smoky Lake had a population of 1,031 living in 442 of its 518 total private dwellings, a change of
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Smoky Lake recorded a population of 964 living in 421 of its 499 total private dwellings, a
Notable people
Martha Bielish (1915 - 2010) - politician, farmer, feminist, teacher and Canadian senatorMary Burzminski , track and field athleteEddie Carroll , actor, voice overJohn Dubetz , Alberta politicianTerry Ewasiuk , professional ice hockey playerIsidore Goresky , Alberta legislatorRay Kinasewich , professional ice hockey playerSteve Zarusky , Alberta politician
See also
References
^ "Town of Smoky Lake" . Kalyna Country . Retrieved October 26, 2011 .^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Smoky Lake" (PDF) . Alberta Municipal Affairs . October 7, 2016. p. 569. Retrieved October 16, 2016 .^ "Municipal Officials Search" . Alberta Municipal Affairs . May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021 .^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)" . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022 .^ "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 .^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census" . Statistics Canada . December 1, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2024 .^ A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities ^ Borys Gengalo, Touring Ukrainian Ottawa Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine , UCPBA of Ottawa
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)" . Statistics Canada . February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017 .
External links
Places adjacent to Smoky Lake
