title: Lake Newell Resort
text: # Lake Newell Resort
  
  Lake Newell Resort is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell that was established in 2007.
  
  The hamlet is located on northern shore of the Lake Newell Reservoir approximately 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Brooks and 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Highway 873. It is accessed from Highway 873 via Township Road 182 to Lake Newell Resort Road.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lake Newell Resort had a population of 457 living in 164 of its 202 total private dwellings, a change of 12.3% from its 2016 population of 407. With a land area of 2.82 $km^2$ (1.09 sq mi), it had a population density of $162.1/km^2$ (419.7/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  The population of Lake Newell Resort according to the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 437.
  
  