Camrose County | |
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Coordinates: 53°01′22″N112°49′42″W / 53.02278°N 112.82833°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 10 |
Established | 1944 |
Incorporated | 1963 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Cindy Trautman |
• Governing body | Camrose County Council
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• Administrator | Paul King |
• Administrative office | Camrose |
Area (2021) [2] | |
• Land | 3,291.75 km2 (1,270.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [2] | |
• Total | 8,504 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website | county |
Camrose County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 10, around the City of Camrose.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Camrose County. [3] [4]
| The following hamlets are located within Camrose County. [4]
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The following localities are located within Camrose County. [7]
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Camrose County had a population of 8,504 living in 3,223 of its 3,688 total private dwellings, a change of -1.8% from its 2016 population of 8,660. With a land area of 3,291.75 km2 (1,270.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Camrose County had a population of 8,458 living in 3,118 of its 3,492 total private dwellings, a 5.7% change from its 2011 population of 8,004. With a land area of 3,324.21 km2 (1,283.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km2 (6.6/sq mi) in 2016. [8]
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