Kapasiwin


Kapasiwin is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the eastern shore of Wabamun Lake, south of Wabamun Lake Provincial Park and the Yellowhead Highway. The name derives from kapesiwin, the Cree word for "campground". It was known as the Village of Wabamun Beach from 1913 to 1918.

History

Kapasiwin was originally incorporated on October 25, 1913 as the Village of Wabamun Beach. It was renamed to the Village Municipality of Kepasiwin on August 28, 1918. Recognizing that the village acted like a summer village, the Province of Alberta officially incorporated it as the Summer Village of Kapasiwin on September 1, 1993.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Kapasiwin recorded a population of 10 living in 5 of its 41 total private dwellings, which represents no change from its 2011 population of 10. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Summer Village of Kapasiwin had a population of 10 living in 7 of its 45 total dwellings, a -74.4% change from its 2006 population of 39. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.
The population of the Summer Village of Kapasiwin according to its 2011 municipal census is 14, a 6.7% decrease from its 2009 municipal census population of 15.