Hay Lakes

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|name = Hay Lakes

|official_name = Village of Hay Lakes

|other_name = Hay Lake (1928–1932)

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|settlement_type = Village

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|pushpin_map = Canada Alberta

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Hay Lakes in Alberta

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Canada

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Alberta

|subdivision_type2 = Region

|subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta

|subdivision_type3 = Census division

|subdivision_name3 = 10

|subdivision_type4 = Municipal district

|subdivision_name4 = Camrose County

|government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}

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|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Paige Berkholtz

|leader_title1 = Governing body

|leader_name1 = Hay Lakes Village Council

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|leader_title3 = MLA

|leader_name3 = Wes Taylor

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|established_title = Founded

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|established_title1 = Incorporated{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/VILG.PDF | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Location and History Profile: Village of Hay Lakes | page=344 | date=October 21, 2016 | access-date=October 23, 2016}}

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|established_title2 = • Village

|established_date2 = April 17, 1928 (as Hay Lake)

|established_title3 = • Name change

|established_date3 = January 1, 1932

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| area_land_km2 = 0.59

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 525

| population_density_km2 = 771.6

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|timezone = MST

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|coordinates = {{coord|53|11|33|N|113|03|19|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

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|elevation_m = 770

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|postal_code = T0B 1W0

|area_code = +1-780, +1-587

|blank_name = Highways

|blank_info = Highway 21
Highway 617

|blank1_name = Waterway

|blank1_info = Big Hay Lake, Bittern Lake

|website = {{official website|www.villageofhaylakes.com}}

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Hay Lakes is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 21, approximately {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Camrose and {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Edmonton. Hay Lakes was pioneered and settled primarily by immigrants from Sweden and Norway. Hay Lakes' founding pioneer was James McKernan who established a telegraph station in the area in 1876. In 1911 the Canadian National Railway began its Edmonton to Calgary line which ran through Hay Lakes.Each Step Left Its Mark: A History of Hay Lakes and Surrounding Area Hay Lakes was incorporated as a village in 1928. It was known as the Village of Hay Lake between 1928 and 1932.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=BasicReport&MunicipalityType=VILG&stakeholder=144&profileType=HIST | title=Location and History Profile: Village of Hay Lakes | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | date=June 14, 2013 | access-date=June 19, 2013}}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hay Lakes had a population of 456 living in 176 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:456-495}}|495|1}} from its 2016 population of 495. With a land area of {{cvt|0.59|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|456|0.59|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Hay Lakes recorded a population of 495 living in 191 of its 203 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:495-425}}|425|1}} change from its 2011 population of 425. With a land area of {{convert|0.59|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|495|0.59|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}