Yellowhead County

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada
53°34′54″N 116°26′4″W / 53.58167°N 116.43444°W / 53.58167; -116.43444CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division14Established1994Incorporated1994Government • MayorWade Williams • Governing body
Yellowhead County Council
  • Shawn Brian Berry
  • Sandra Cherniawsky
  • Anthony Giezen
  • Dawn Mitchell
  • Fred Priestley-Wright
  • David Russell
  • William Velichko
  • Jack Williams
 • CAOLuc Mercier • Administrative officeEdsonArea
 (2021)[2]
 • Land22,238.56 km2 (8,586.36 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total10,426 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Websiteyhcounty.ca
Entering Yellowhead County on the Yellowhead Highway

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

History

Winter at Embarras
  • 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

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Yellowhead County.[4]

Cities
  • none
Towns
Villages
  • none
Summer villages
  • none

The following hamlets are located within Yellowhead County.[4]

Hamlets

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

Localities
  • Foothills
  • Galloway
  • Granada
  • Grave Flats
  • Gregg Subdivision
  • Haddock
  • Hanlon
  • Hansonville
  • Hargwen
  • Hattonford
  • Hoff
  • Holloway
  • Hornbeck
  • Kaydee
  • Leaman
  • Leyland
  • Lobstick
  • Lovettville
  • Luscar
  • MacKay (held hamlet designation from 1979 to 2019)[6][7]
  • Mahaska
  • Matthews Crossing
  • McLeod River
  • McLeod Valley
  • Medicine Lodge
  • Mercoal
  • Mountain Park
  • Mountain View Estates
  • Niton
  • Nojack or No Jack
  • Northville
  • Obed
  • Oke
  • Old Entrance
  • Park Court
  • Pedley
  • Pembina Forks
  • Pine Dale Subdivision
  • Pine Shadows
  • Pinedale (held hamlet designation from 1987 to 2019)[8][7]
  • Pinedale Estates
  • Pioneer
  • Rangeton
  • Ravine
  • Reco
  • Rosevear
  • Shaw
  • Shining Bank
  • Solomon
  • Steeper
  • Sterco
  • Styal
  • Swan Landing
  • Trade Winds Trailer Court
  • Two Rivers Estates
  • Weald
  • Wild Hay
  • Wolf Creek
  • Yates

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

Demographics

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

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Yellowhead County municipal profile". Retrieved April 16, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4814003 - Yellowhead County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bylaw 03.19 to Repeal Bylaw 1.79 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (MacKay)" (PDF). Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Council Meeting Minutes". Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Bylaw 04.19 to repeal Bylaw 2.87 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (Pinedale)" (PDF). Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

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