Big Lakes County

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Big Lakes County
Municipal district
AB locator BIG LAKES COUNTY.svg
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Census division 17
Incorporated1995
Government
[1]
 •  Reeve Robert Nygaard
 • Governing bodyBig Lakes County Council
 •  Administrative office High Prairie
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land13,827.58 km2 (5,338.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total
4,986
 • Density0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website biglakescounty.ca

Big Lakes County, formerly the Municipal District of Big Lakes, is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada.

Contents

It is located in Census Division 17, around the Lesser Slave Lake. Utikuma Lake and Winagami Lake are also located in the municipality.

History

Big Lakes County was previously known as the Municipal District of Big Lakes prior to March 6, 2015. [3]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following Métis settlements and Indian reserves are located within Big Lakes County.

The following localities are located within Big Lakes County. [5]

Localities

Demographics

As a census subdivision in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Big Lakes County had a population of 4,986 living in 2,007 of its 2,632 total private dwellings, a change of

As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Big Lakes County had a population of 5,672 living in 2,099 of its 2,728 total private dwellings, a

Big Lakes County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 3,861, [10] a

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Big Lakes had the most Métis people per capita of any Canadian census subdivision in 2006 with a population of 5,000 or more due to the census' inclusion of the population of the three Métis settlement municipalities within Big Lakes' totals.

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population groupPopulation% of total population
White 2,815
Visible minority group
Source: [12] 		South Asian 20
Chinese 10
Black 0
Filipino 0
Latin American 0
Arab 0
Southeast Asian 0
West Asian 0
Korean 10
Japanese 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.0
Multiple visible minority10
Total visible minority population60
Aboriginal group
Source: [13] 		First Nations 845
Métis 2,030
Inuit 0
Aboriginal, n.i.e.25
Multiple Aboriginal identity30
Total Aboriginal population2,930
Total population5,805100%

Education

Southeastern parts of the district are within Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts. [14]

See also

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. ↑ "O.C. 76/2015". Government of Alberta. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4817027 - Big Lakes, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "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.
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ "2012 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 22, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  10. ↑ 2013 Municipal Affairs Population List (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 20, 2013. ISBN   978-1-4601-1418-6 . Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  11. ↑ "2005 Official Population List" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 28, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  12. ↑ Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  13. ↑ Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  14. ↑ "Our Division". Pembina Hills Public Schools . Retrieved August 25, 2019. 5310 - 49th Street Barrhead, Alberta T7N 1P3
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