Pelican Narrows, Alberta
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Pelican Narrows is a summer village
Summer village
Summer villages in Alberta are incorporated communities that have permanent populations generally less than 300 permanent inhabitants, as well as seasonal inhabitants....
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is located on the western shore of Moose Lake
Moose Lake (Alberta)
Moose Lake is a relatively small lake in North-eastern Alberta, Canada, located just a few kilometres west of the town of Bonnyville. Despite dense green and blue-green algae blooms in summer, the lake is a popular recreational area for local residents....
, south of Moose Lake Provincial Park
Moose Lake Provincial Park
Moose Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada, located west of Bonnyville.The park is situated around Moose Lake, at an elevation of and has a surface of...
. It is connected to Bonnyville
Bonnyville, Alberta
Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No...
by Highway 28.
Demographics
In 2006, Pelican Narrows had a population of 141 living in 79 dwellingsHouse
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, a 25.9% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of 0.7 km² (0.270271511014775 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 200.1 /km2.