Ma-Me-O Beach facts for kids
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Ma-Me-O Beach
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Summer village
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| Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach | |
 Ma-Me-O Beach
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 11 |
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| • Type | Municipal incorporation |
| Area
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| • Land | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 162 |
| • Density | 288.5/km2 (747/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 100 km (60 mi) southwest of Edmonton.
Ma-Me-O derives from the Cree word for "pigeon", omîmîw (ᐅᒦᒦᐤ). It was founded in 1924.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 162 living in 73 of its 259 total private dwellings, a change of 47.3% from its 2016 population of 110. With a land area of 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 289.3/km2 (749/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 110 living in 63 of its 259 total private dwellings, a -2.7% change from its 2011 population of 113. With a land area of 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.5/km2 (548/sq mi) in 2016.
Arts and culture
During a tour of western Canada, English recording artist Joan Armatrading, who recorded for A&M Records saw the road sign for Ma-Me-O Beach and liked the name so much that she later used it as a song title. The song was included on her 1980 album Me Myself I.
Later, in 2012 Edmonton musician Christian Hansen released a song and music video which also utilized the village's name on his album C'mon Arizona.
Education
Residents of Ma-Me-O Beach are assigned to schools in the Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11, with Lakedell School serving primary grades and Pigeon Lake Regional School serving secondary grades.
