Silver Sands, Alberta
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Silver Sands 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
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. The main attraction of this summer village is the Silver Sands golf and country club. The village is located on the shores of Isle Lake
Isle Lake (Alberta)
Isle Lake is a medium sized lake in central Alberta. It is located about 80 km west of the city of Edmonton. The lake is fed by the Sturgeon River which eventually leeds into the North Saskatchewan River. Isle Lake has been lower than usual because of the lack of inflow the Sturgeon River gave in...
.
Demographics
In 2006, Silver Sands had a population of 173 living in 201 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 37.3% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of 2.35 km² (0.907340072692457 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 73.6 /km2.