Yellowhead County, Alberta

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Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada.

Location of Yellowhead County, Alberta
Alberta municipal districts

It is the only county in Alberta Division 14, and shares the boundaries with this census division.

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[edit] History

  • 1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94 on Jan 01
  • 1998: The name changed to Yellowhead County on Jul 08[1]

[edit] Demographics

  • Population: 10,045 (9,881 in 2001)
  • Land area: 22,303.82 km²
  • Population change (2001 to 2006) (%): 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada 2006 Census[2].

[edit] Communities

Towns

Villages

Hamlets

Other places

  • Ansell
  • Bickerdike
  • Carrot Creek
  • Dalehurst
  • Entrance
  • Galloway
  • Haddock
  • Hargwen
  • Hornbeck
  • Lobstick
  • McLeod River
  • McLeod Valley
  • Medicine Lodge
  • Nojack
  • Obed
  • Pedley
  • Shiningbank
  • Wolf Creek
  • Yates

[edit] References

  1. ^ County municipal profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
  2. ^ Yellowhead County Community Profile - Statistics Canada. 2007. 2006 Community Profiles. Released March 13, 2007. Last modified: 2007-03-13. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE

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[edit] Surrounding Communities


Greenview Municipal District No. 16 Woodlands County Lac Ste. Anne County
Jasper North Parkland County
West   Yellowhead County    East
South
Jasper National Park Clearwater County Brazeau County