Sangudo
Sangudo | |
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Hamlet | |
Sangudo Location of Sangudo | |
Coordinates: 53°53′17″N 114°54′0″W / 53.88806°N 114.90000°WCoordinates: 53°53′17″N 114°54′0″W / 53.88806°N 114.90000°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
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Area (2021)[1] | |
• Land | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 298 |
• Density | 106.3/km2 (275/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sangudoite |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Highways | 43 757 |
Waterways | Pembina River |
Website | Official website |
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 was formerly incorporated as a village on April 12, 1937, but dissolved and reverted to hamlet status effective September 16, 2007. Its sister village is Bukovina nad Labem in the Czech Republic.[4]
Demographics[]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sangudo recorded 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 recorded 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 Sangudo Speedway – a high-banked dirt oval that is a quarter mile in length. Sangudo also features a sundial tourist monument that can be seen from Highway 43.
Notable people[]
Gene Zwozdesky Alberta teacher, musician, politician (12th Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly), grew up in Sangudo.
See also[]
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References[]
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 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.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Province of Alberta (2007). "Order in Council (O.C.) 395/2007". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "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.
- Designated places in Alberta
- Former villages in Alberta
- Hamlets in Alberta
- Lac Ste. Anne County
- Populated places disestablished in 2007