Itaska Beach
# Itaska Beach

Itaska Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northwest shore of Pigeon Lake, west of Wetaskiwin.

The name derives from ispâskweyâw (ᐃᐢᐹᐢᑫᐧᔮᐤ), the Cree words for "high trees on the edge of woods".

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Itaska Beach had a population of 30 living in 14 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of 30.4% from its 2016 population of 23. With a land area of 0.26 $km^2$ (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of $115.4/km^2$ (298.8/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Itaska Beach had a population of 23 living in 10 of its 78 total private dwellings, a 15% change from its 2011 population of 20. With a land area of 0.29 $km^2$ (0.11 sq mi), it had a population density of $79.3/km^2$ (205.4/sq mi) in 2016.

