Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta

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footnotes = Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village located on a small sandy beach on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The winter population is about 90 people. During the summer months, there could well be over 2000.

The mayor of Ma-Me-O Beach until August 19, 2005 was Roger Vold. Then, until August 2006, Marie Podmore held the position. John Slater is currently the mayor until the election in August, 2007.

Staffka Makofka is considered to be the longest-living resident of Ma-Me-O Beach.

Ma-Me-O is Cree for White Bird or White Pigeon.

Demographics

In 2006, Ma-Me-O Beach had a population of 155 living in 232 dwellings, a 91.4% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of km2 to mi2|0.65|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|237.8| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811008&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Ma-Me-O%20Beach&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4811008 | title= Ma-Me-O Beach - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2008-06-23]

ee also

*Villages of Alberta

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