Coordinates: 53°34′54″N 116°26′4″W / 53.58167°N 116.43444°W / 53.58167; -116.43444

Yellowhead County

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Yellowhead County
Municipal district
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
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CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division14
Established1994
Incorporated1994
Government
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 • MayorWade Williams
 • Governing body
  • Shawn Brian Berry
  • Sandra Cherniawsky
  • Anthony Giezen
  • Dawn Mitchell
  • Fred Priestley-Wright
  • David Russell
  • William Velichko
  • Jack Williams
 • CAOLuc Mercier
 • Administrative officeEdson
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land22,238.56 km2 (8,586.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
10,426
 • Density0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websiteyhcounty.ca
File:Yellowhead County AB Entrance on Yellowhead Highway.jpg
Entering Yellowhead County on the Yellowhead Highway
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Winter at Embarras

Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14.

History

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  • 1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94 on January 1.
  • 1998: The name changed to Yellowhead County on July 8.[3]
  • 1998: Evansburg dissolved as a village, and became part of Yellowhead Municipal District on June 30.

Geography

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Communities and localities

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The following localities are located within Yellowhead County.[5]

Localities
The former Village of Tollerton is also located in Yellowhead County.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,426 living in 4,160 of its 4,859 total private dwellings, a change of -5.2% from its 2016 population of 10,995. With a land area of 22,238.56 km2 (8,586.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,995 living in 4,309 of its 5,048 total private dwellings, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 10,469. With a land area of 22,293.16 km2 (8,607.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

See also

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References

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