Birch Hills County

Birch Hills County
Birch Hills County
Municipal district
	Logo
	Wanham Eaglesham Peoria Tangent Watino
	Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	19
Established	1995
Government
• Reeve	Gerald Manzulenko
• Governing body	Birch Hills County Council
• Administrative office	Wanham
Area (2021)
• Land	2,848.75 km2 (1,099.91 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,516
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	birchhillscounty.com

Last updated March 09, 2024

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

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 urban municipalities are surrounded by Birch Hills County.^[5]

Cities

none

Towns

none

Villages

none

Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Birch Hills County.^[5]

Hamlets

Eaglesham
Peoria
Tangent
Wanham (dissolved from village status in 1999, location of municipal office)
Watino

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

Localities

Belloy
Codesa
Heart Valley

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

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Eaglesham is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Birch Hills County, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 49, approximately 89 kilometres (55 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

References

↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20.
↑ "4 Members Of Family Killed In Alberta Helicopter Crash". HuffPost Canada. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
↑ "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.
↑ "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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[1] "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[2021census-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.

[communities-5] 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[localities-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.

[2016censusABmunis-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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