County of Paintearth No. 18
County of Paintearth No. 18 | |
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 Welcome sign | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Planning region | Red Deer |
| Established | 1944 |
| Incorporated | 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | County of Paintearth Council |
| • Administrative office | southeast of Castor |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 3,239.58 km2 (1,250.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,990 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Website | countypaintearth.ca |
The County of Paintearth No. 18 is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada, located in Census Division No. 7. Its municipal office is located southeast of the Town of Castor near the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 36.
History
[edit | edit source]Originally incorporated in 1944 as the Municipal District of Paintearth No. 334, it was restructured as a county in 1962.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 1,990 living in 648 of its 720 total private dwellings, a change of -5.3% from its 2016 population of 2,102. With a land area of 3,239.58 km2 (1,250.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 2,102 living in 638 of its 696 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 2,029. With a land area of 3,283.36 km2 (1,267.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
Communities and localities
[edit | edit source]The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Paintearth No. 18.[4]
The following hamlets are within the County of Paintearth No. 18.[4]
The following localities are within the County of Paintearth No. 18.[5]
- Localities
- Battle River
- Bulwark
- Cordel
- Hamilton Lake
- Lure
- Puffer
- Silver Heights
- Sullivan Lake
- Talbot
- Tinchebray
- Veldt
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
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External links
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