Lacombe County, Alberta

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Lacombe County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.

Location of Lacombe County, Alberta
Alberta municipal districts

It is located in Census Division 8, north of the city of Red Deer. The municipal seat of the county lies in Lacombe.

Highway 2 bisects the county.

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[edit] Demographics

The municipal district has a population of 10,159 in 3,790 dwellings, a 4.1% increase from 1996. On a surface of 2,781.66 km² it has a density of 3.7 inhabitants/km².

Source:Statistics Canada 2001 Census[1]

[edit] Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district[2]:

Towns

Villages

Summer Villages

  • Birchcliff
  • Gull Lake
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Sunbreaker Cove

Hamlets

  • Haynes
  • Joffre
  • Mirror (villalge dissolved and included in the county)
  • Morningside
  • Tees

[edit] Surrounding Communities


Ponoka County Camrose County
Clearwater County North
West   Lacombe County    East
South
Red Deer County Stettler County

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lacombe 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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