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Lake Louise, Alberta
Lake Louise, an unincorporated hamlet in southwestern Alberta, within Improvement District No. 9 Banff (Banff National Park). Named after Princess Louise, the daughter of Queen Victoria. Lake Louise, Alberta, lies on the Bow River in Banff national park, adjacent to the same in name blue emerald lake the town is synonymous with. Initially settled in 1884 as an outpost for the Canadian Pacific railway. It was known as Holt City then later Laggan until renamed in to honour Princess Louise. The Stoney called it "Ho-run-num-nay" meaning "lake of the little fishes." It was a Stoney guide who took Canadian Pacific Railway workman Tom Wilson to the site in 1882. Wilson named it Emerald Lake. Lake Louise, Alberta, sits at an elevation of 1700 meters high, making Lake Louise is Canada's highest community. The crystal blue lake framed by mountains is one of the most famous mountain vistas in the world. The famous Chateau Lake Louise sits atop the glacial moraine that holds the lake.



History
In 1892 Lake Louise was added to Banff National park. The settlment has since become a famous tourist resort make accessible by its location off the Trans-Canada Highway. For hundreds of years before the discovery of Lake Louise, the Indigenous peoples of Canada have lived in the foothills and forests of the Rocky Mountains. They hunted bison and other big game animals. Often medicines and other remedies for healings were sought in the natural hot springs of Banff national park. Banff national parks began as mining settlements in the 1880s. During the 1870's the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway started, an east to west railway connecting Canada from coast to coast. The railway planned to run through bow valley; during this construction, the workers stumbled upon a series of hot springs now known to visitors a Sulphur Mountain. The cave and basin hot springs were also identified. Originally named the Rockey Mountain Park of Canada, its name was later changed to Banff National Park. It was Canada's first national park, and the third of its kind in the world.

Demographics
In 2016, Lake Louise, Improvement District No. 9 Banff, Improvement district, had 1,028 year-round residents. Age ranges, religions, and other demographics are unavailable as Lake Louise population. Residents often change year to year with workers in the service and tourism field who are not from Lake Louise moving into the area for work.