Birch Hills County

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Birch Hills County
Municipal district
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Logo
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Census division 19
Established1995
Government
[1]
 •  Reeve Gerald Manzulenko
 • Governing bodyBirch Hills County Council
 •  Administrative office Wanham
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land2,848.75 km2 (1,099.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total
1,516
 • Density0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website birchhillscounty.com

Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, northeast of Grande Prairie.

Contents

The district takes its name from a range of hills of the same name, which in turn were named by Cree Indians. [3]

History

In January 2021, a helicopter crash happened in the county, in which a family of four were killed. [4]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within Birch Hills County. [6]

Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,516 living in 485 of its 637 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,553 living in 496 of its 616 total private dwellings, a

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. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20.
  4. ↑ "4 Members Of Family Killed In Alberta Helicopter Crash". HuffPost Canada. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4819049 - Birch Hills County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "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.
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