:Woodlands County
{{short description|Municipal district in Alberta, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Woodlands County
| settlement_type = Municipal district
| image_skyline = Woodlands County sign.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| image_caption = Welcome sign
| image_map = {{Location map+ |CAN AB Woodlands
|caption =
|float = center
|places =
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Woodlands
|label = Whitecourt
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg
|marksize = 8
|label_size = 110
|position = bottom
|lat_deg = 54.1417
|lon_deg = -115.6833}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Woodlands
|label = Blue Ridge
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = right
|lat_deg = 54.125
|lon_deg = -115.377778}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Woodlands
|label = Fort Assiniboine
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = top
|lat_deg = 54.3342
|lon_deg = -114.7747}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Woodlands
|label = Goose Lake
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 54.3058
|lon_deg = -115.1147}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Woodlands
|label = Windfall
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 54.187222
|lon_deg = -116.219444}}
}}
| image_map1 = AB locator WOODLANDS COUNTY.svg
| mapsize1 = 200
| map_caption1 = Location within Alberta
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
| subdivision_type3 = Census division
| subdivision_name3 = 13
| government_footnotes = [http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = John Burrows
| leader_title1 = Governing body
| leader_name1 = Woodlands County Council
| leader_title2 = Administrative office
| leader_name2 = adjacent to Whitecourt
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1994
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = 1999 (County)
| area_land_km2 = 7599.52
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_note =
| population_total = 4558
| population_density_km2 = 0.6
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| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = −7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = −6
| elevation_footnotes =
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| coordinates = {{coord|54|08|34|N|115|41|7|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
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| website = {{official website|www.woodlands.ab.ca|woodlands.ab.ca}}
| footnotes =
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Woodlands County is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 13, its municipal office is located outside but adjacent to the Town of Whitecourt. A second municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Fort Assiniboine.{{Cite web|url=http://www.woodlands.ab.ca/association.aspx?p=general_contacts|title=General Contacts|author=Woodlands County|date=2010-10-09}}
Geography
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Woodlands County.{{AltaML}}
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The following hamlets are located within Woodlands County.
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The following localities are located within Woodlands County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4813029 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4813029 - Woodlands County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-12}}
;Localities
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- Anselmo
- Benbow
- Corbett Creek
- Doris
- Freeman River
- Highway
- Hurdy
- Knight
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- Lombell
- Lone Pine
- Lonira
- Silver Creek
- Timeu
- Topland
- Windfall
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Demographics
{{stack|File:Woodlands.JPG gas plant in Woodlands County]]}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had a population of 4,558 living in 1,739 of its 1,991 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4558-4744}}|4744|1}} from its 2016 population of 4,744. With a land area of {{cvt|7599.52|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4558|7599.52|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had a population of 4,754 living in 1,812 of its 1,950 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:4754-4306}}|4306|1}} change from its 2011 population of 4,306. With a land area of {{convert|7669.13|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4754|7669.13|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)|publisher=Statistics Canada|date=February 8, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2017}}
Education
The county is within the Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.{{cite web|url=https://www.phpschools.ca/our-division/|title=Our Division|publisher=Pembina Hills Public Schools|access-date=2019-08-25|quote=5310 - 49th Street Barrhead, Alberta T7N 1P3}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Woodlands County, Alberta}}
- {{official website}}
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
| North = Big Lakes County
| Northeast = Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124
| West = Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
| Centre = Woodlands County
| East = Westlock County
County of Barrhead No. 11
| Southwest = Yellowhead County
| South = Yellowhead County
| Southeast = Lac Ste. Anne County
}}
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