- Source: Ma-Me-O Beach
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 128 living in 64 of its 254 total private dwellings, a change of 16.4% from its 2016 population of 110. With a land area of 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 228.6/km2 (592.0/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 (547.9/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.
See also
List of communities in Alberta
List of francophone communities in Alberta
List of summer villages in Alberta
List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
References
External links
Official website
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