title: Gregoire Lake Estates
text: # Gregoire Lake Estates
  
  Gregoire Lake Estates is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. It is located on Highway 881, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Fort McMurray.
  
  ## History
  
  On May 4, 2016, the hamlet was ordered to be evacuated due to the rapid spread of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gregoire Lake Estates had a population of 138 living in 52 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of -16.4% from its 2016 population of 165. With a land area of 0.41 $km^2$ (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of $336.6/km^2$ (871.8/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  The population of Gregoire Lake Estates according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is 204, a decrease from its 2012 municipal census population count of 275.
  
  As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gregoire Lake Estates had a population of 165 living in 62 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change of -12.2% from its 2011 population of 188. With a land area of 0.48 $km^2$ (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of $343.8/km^2$ (890.3/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  