Seba Beach facts for kids
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Seba Beach
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Summer village
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| Summer Village of Seba Beach | |
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 Seba Beach
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | No. 11 |
| Incorporated | August 2, 1920 |
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| • Type | Municipal incorporation |
| Area
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| • Land | 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 229 |
| • Density | 428.4/km2 (1,110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span |
T0E 2B0
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| Area code(s) | 780 |
Seba Beach is a summer village located 85 km (53 mi) west of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. The main employer to those within the village and surrounding area is the Sundance Generating Plant, a coal-fired power plant located on the south side of the lake, owned and operated by TransAlta Utilities.
A large cabin-going community exists during the summer, although the village is populated year round. Local sites include The Seba Heritage Museum and Memory Wall, Wabamun Lake, the village marina and pier, a public library, and several businesses including a restaurant, a general store, a miniature golf course, a golf resort, and a recreational vehicle park.
Seba Beach is one of the few summer villages in Alberta that employs community peace officers. The duties of its two peace officers include traffic and liquor enforcement as well as emergency response.
August long weekend is the annual Regatta at Seba Beach, which features a parade, dance, foot races, fireworks, beach volleyball tournament, and cribbage tournament, among other events. During the summer and fall, there is a weekly farmers market on Saturdays.
Fish within the lake include northern pike, whitefish, walleye, and yellow perch.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Seba Beach recorded a population of 229 living in 128 of its 333 total private dwellings, a change of 35.5% from its 2016 population of 169. With a land area of 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 432.1/km2 (1,119/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Seba Beach recorded a population of 169 living in 82 of its 323 total private dwellings, a change of 18.2% from its 2011 population of 143. With a land area of 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 196.5/km2 (509/sq mi) in 2016.
Edmonton Yacht Club
The Edmonton Yacht Club, founded in 1923, is the main sailing club of Seba Beach, located at 1 Avenue and 2 Street West. In 1989, Margaret Lemieux compiled 'Wind in the sails : the Edmonton Yacht Club, 1923-1981', which documented the history of the Edmonton Yacht Club and sailing in Alberta during this time period, published through the Seba Beach Heritage Society from records of the Edmonton Yacht Club from Cooking Lake and Seba Beach.
