Grande Prairie County No. 1, Alberta

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Location of Grande Prairie County No. 1, Alberta
Alberta municipal districts

Grande Prairie County No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19.

It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British Columbia.

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[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census[1]:

  • Population: 15,638 (2005)
  • % Change (1996-2001): 15.5
  • Dwellings: 5,597
  • Area (km².): 5,570.02
  • Density (persons per km².): 2.8

[edit] Communities

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Grande Prairie County completely surrounds the city of Grande Prairie and the Indian Reserve of Horse Lakes 128B.

The following communities are administered by this municipal district[2]:

Towns

Villages

Hamlets

  • Bezanson
  • Clairmont
  • Demmitt
  • Dimsdale
  • Elmworth
  • Goodfare
  • Huallen
  • La Glace
  • Teepee Creek
  • Valhalla Centre
  • Wedgewood

Other Communities

  • Albright
  • Aspen Ridge
  • Bad Heart
  • Bear Lake
  • Bear Ridge Estates
  • Blooming Valley
  • Brainard
  • Bredin
  • Brookside
  • Buffalo Lake
  • Dunkley Meadow
  • Fitzsimmons
  • Glen Leslie
  • Halcourt
  • Hayfield
  • Hazelmere
  • Hermit Lake
  • Hinton Trail
  • Homestead
  • Kleskun Hill
  • Lake Saskatoon
  • Lawra Estates
  • Leighmore
  • Lymburn
  • Mount Valley
  • Niobe
  • Pipestone Creek
  • Poplar Hill
  • Rio Grande
  • Silver Wing
  • Smoky Heights
  • Sylvester
  • Valhalla
  • Wapiti Heights Estates
  • Webster

[edit] Surrounding Communities


Saddle Hills County Birch Hills County
Peace River D, British Columbia North Municipal District of Greenview
West   Grande Prairie County    East
South
Municipal District of Greenview

[edit] References

  1. ^ Grande Prairie County Community Profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
  2. ^ Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs

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