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Pelican Narrows
Summer village
Summer Village of Pelican Narrows
Pelican Narrows is located in Alberta
Pelican Narrows
Pelican Narrows
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 12
Government
 • Type Municipal incorporation
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 158
 • Density 215/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

Pelican Narrows is a special type of community called a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It's located on the western shore of Moose Lake. This lake is just south of Moose Lake Provincial Park. You can get to Pelican Narrows from Bonnyville by following Highway 28.

A summer village is a small town that is mainly used during the warmer months. People often have cabins or summer homes there.

Who Lives in Pelican Narrows?

Every few years, Statistics Canada counts how many people live in different places. This count is called a census.

Population in 2021

In the 2021 Census, 158 people lived in the Summer Village of Pelican Narrows. These people lived in 60 homes. This was a small increase from 2016.

The land area of Pelican Narrows is about 0.74 square kilometers. This means there were about 215 people living in each square kilometer in 2021.

Population in 2016

In the 2016 Census, 151 people lived in Pelican Narrows. They lived in 54 homes. This was a slight decrease from 2011, when 162 people lived there.

The land area in 2016 was about 0.72 square kilometers. The population density was about 209 people per square kilometer.

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