Flagstaff County

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Flagstaff County
Municipal district
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St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
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Major communities
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Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 52°46′21″N111°41′49″W / 52.77250°N 111.69694°W / 52.77250; -111.69694
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Planning region North Saskatchewan
Established1944
Incorporated1968
Government
[1]
 •  Reeve Donald Kroetch
 • Governing bodyFlagstaff County Council
 •  Administrative office Sedgewick
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land3,959.78 km2 (1,528.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total3,694
 • Density0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website flagstaff.ab.ca

Flagstaff County is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada.

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It is located in Census Division 7. The county was incorporated in the current boundaries in 1944 as Municipal District of Killam No. 390, name changed a year later to Municipal District of Flagstaff No. 62. It was established as a county in 1968. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Sedgewick.

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flagstaff County had a population of 3,694 living in 1,378 of its 1,558 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flagstaff County had a population of 3,738 living in 1,380 of its 1,532 total private dwellings, a

Infrastructure

Transportation

The area is served by Killam-Sedgewick/Flagstaff Regional Airport.

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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. 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "O.C. 259/2015". Government of Alberta. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "O.C. 260/2015". Government of Alberta. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4807031 - Flagstaff County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved February 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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