Lac des Arcs, Alberta

Lac des Arcs
Hamlet

Location of Lac des Arcs in Alberta

Coordinates: 51°03′06″N 115°09′23″W / 51.0517°N 115.1564°W
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Census division No. 15
Municipal district M.D. of Bighorn No. 8
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  Governing body M.D. of Bighorn No. 8 Council
Area[1]
  Total 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation 1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 144
  Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
  Dwellings 111
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)

Lac des Arcs is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Bighorn No. 8.[2] It is located on the south side of the Bow River opposite the Hamlet of Exshaw and has an elevation of 1,320 metres (4,330 ft). Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) borders Lac des Arcs on the south.

The hamlet is located in census division No. 15 and in the federal riding of Wild Rose.

Lake

The wide span of the Bow River adjacent to the Hamlet of Lac des Arcs is also referred to as a lake under the same name, which attracts wind surfers and fishers. The Lafarge Exshaw Plant, a limestone quarry, is developed on the lake's northern shore.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Lac des Arcs had a population of 144 living in 64 of its 111 total dwellings, a 13.4% change from its 2006 population of 127. With a land area of 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 272/km2 (704/sq mi) in 2011.[1]

As of 2006, Lac des Arcs had a total population of 127 living in 51 dwellings. With a land area of 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it has a population density of 330.3/km2 (855/sq mi).[3]

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Coordinates: 51°03′06″N 115°09′23″W / 51.05167°N 115.15639°W