Lac des Arcs is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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 within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Bighorn No. 8

Bighorn No. 8, Alberta

The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 bisects this county.It was created as a municipal district on January 1,...

. It is located on the south side of the Bow River

Bow River

The Bow River is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River, and is considered the headwater of the Nelson River....

 opposite the Hamlet of Exshaw

Exshaw, Alberta

Exshaw is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. Located approximately west of downtown Calgary and east of Canmore, Exshaw is situated within the Bow River valley north of the Bow River....

 and has an elevation of 1320 metres (4,330.7 ft). Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

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) borders Lac des Arcs on the south

South

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.

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 15

Division No. 15, Alberta

Division No. 15 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in Alberta's Rockies, while the southernmost portion of the division is located within southern Alberta...

 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

As of 2006, the province of Alberta has 28 electoral districts represented in the Canadian House of Commons.*Calgary Centre*Calgary Centre-North*Calgary East*Calgary Northeast*Calgary Southeast*Calgary Southwest*Calgary West*Calgary—Nose Hill*Crowfoot...

 of Wild Rose

Wild Rose (electoral district)

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.

Lake

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 attracts wind surfers and fishers

Fishing

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. The Lafarge Exshaw Plant

Lafarge

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, a limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 quarry

Quarry

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, is developed on the lake's northern shore.

Demographics

As of 2006, Lac des Arcs had a total population of 127 living in 51 dwellings. With a land area of 0.38 km² (0.146718820265163 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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of 330.3 /km2.