Athabasca County

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Athabasca County
Municipal district
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Planning region Upper Athabasca
Established1947
Incorporated1959 (County)
Government
[1]
 • ReeveBrian Hall
 • Governing bodyJoe Gerlach

Natasha Kapitaniuk

Ashtin Anderson

Tracy Holland

Gary Cromwell

Kelly Chamzuk

Rob Minns

Camille Wallach
 • CAOBob Beck
 •  Administrative office Athabasca
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land6,111.3 km2 (2,359.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total6,959
 • Density1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website Official website

Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior to an official renaming on December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the County of Athabasca No. 12. [3]

Contents

Geography

Communities and localities

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

Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 6,959 living in 2,832 of its 3,746 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 7,869 living in 3,067 of its 4,093 total private dwellings, a

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population groupPopulation % of total population
White 6,650
Visible minority group
Source: [7] 		South Asian 0
Chinese 15
Black 35
Filipino 20
Latin American 0
Arab 15
Southeast Asian 25
West Asian 0
Korean 0
Japanese 15
Visible minority, n.i.e.0
Multiple visible minority0
Total visible minority population125
Aboriginal group
Source: [8] 		First Nations 310
Métis 500
Inuit 0
Aboriginal, n.i.e.0
Multiple Aboriginal identity0
Total Aboriginal population810
Total population7,585100%

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Province of Alberta. "Order in Council (O.C.) 563/2009" . Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "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: 4813044 - Athabasca County No. 12, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  8. ↑ Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
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