Clear Hills County
Municipal district
Official seal of Clear Hills County
Seal
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division17
Established1995
Incorporated2006
Government
[1]
 • ReeveAmber Bean
 • Governing bodyClear Hills County Council
 • Administrative officeWorsley
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land15,025.54 km2 (5,801.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total3,006
 • Density0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websiteclearhillscounty.ab.ca

Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.

In 1950, the massive Chinchaga fire burned through much of the region.[3]

On January 1, 2006, the name was changed from Municipal District of Clear Hills No. 21 to Clear Hills County.[4]

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clear Hills County had a population of 3,006 living in 930 of its 1,107 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 3,018. With a land area of 15,025.54 km2 (5,801.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clear Hills County had a population of 3,023 living in 938 of its 1,062 total private dwellings, a 7.9% change from its 2011 population of 2,801. With a land area of 15,125.49 km2 (5,839.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

Clear Hills County's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 2,829,[8] a 4.7% decrease over its 2008 municipal census population of 2,970.[9]

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. ↑ Field, Robert (Fall 2008). "Revisiting the 1950 Great Smoke Pall" (PDF). Canadian Smoke Newsletter: 13–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  4. ↑ Municipal Profile Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - Alberta Municipal Affairs
  5. 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4817062 - Clear Hills No. 21, 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.
  8. ↑ "2012 Municipal Affairs Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. November 22, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2010 Official Population List" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 15, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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