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Cold Lake, Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 12
Founded 1953
Incorporated (town) 1955
Incorporated (city) 2000
Area
 • Total 8.8 sq mi (22.8 km2)
 • Land 8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)  7.05%%
Elevation
1,785 ft (544 m)
Population
 • Total 11,991
 • Density 524/sq mi (202.2/km2)
  Population rank: 87
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T9M
Area code(s) +1-780
Highways Highway 28
Highway 55
Website www.coldlake.com

Cold Lake is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

Cold Lake was originally three communities, and was eventually formed by merging the Town of Grand Centre, the Town of Cold Lake, and Medley which was a Canadian Forces Base 4 Wing on October 1, 1996.


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