Lac des Arcs | |
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  Location of Lac des Arcs inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:51°03′06″N115°09′23″W / 51.0517°N 115.1564°W /51.0517; -115.1564 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 15 |
| Municipal district | MD of Bighorn No. 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | MD of Bighorn No. 8 Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 146 |
| • Density | 256.2/km2 (664/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Lac des Arcs is ahamlet inAlberta, Canada within theMunicipal District (MD) of Bighorn No. 8.[2] It is located on the south side of theBow River opposite the Hamlet ofExshaw and has an elevation of 1,320 metres (4,330 ft).Highway 1 (theTrans-Canada Highway) borders Lac des Arcs on the south.
The hamlet is located inCensus Division No. 15 and in the federal riding ofWild Rose.
The wide span of the Bow River adjacent to the Hamlet of Lac des Arcs is also referred to as a lake under the same name, which attractswind surfers andfishers. TheLafarge Exshaw Plant, alimestonequarry, is developed on the lake's northern shore.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Lac Des Arcs had a population of 146 living in 57 of its 82 total private dwellings, a change of12.3% from its 2016 population of 130. With a land area of 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of256.1/km2 (663.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac Des Arcs had a population of 130 living in 53 of its 83 total private dwellings, a change of-9.7% from its 2011 population of 144. With a land area of 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of250.0/km2 (647.5/sq mi) in 2016.[12]
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