Sangudo
Sangudo | |
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Hamlet | |
 Sundial at the highway entrance of Sangudo | |
  Sangudo Location of Sangudo | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 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.[4]
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Demographics[edit]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sangudo had 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 had 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[edit]
The main sources of revenue for the hamlet are tourism from traffic along Highway 43, oil production, and agriculture (mostly cattle ranching).
Attractions[edit]
The hamlet is the home to the closed Sangudo Speedway, a high-banked dirt oval that is a quarter-mile long. Sangudo also features a sundial tourist monument that can be seen from Highway 43. There is amazing camping at Deep Creek Campground right on the Pembina River.
Notable people[edit]
- Gene Zwozdesky Alberta teacher, musician, politician (12th Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly), grew up in Sangudo.
- Clayton Brown 3 time QSPL Champion with the QSPL Pirates Softball Team.
See also[edit]
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 November 11, 2009.
- ^ "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.
