: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_footnotes =  (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 7599.52

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| 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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| area_code =

| website = {{official website|www.woodlands.ab.ca|woodlands.ab.ca}}

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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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;Towns

;Villages

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;Summer villages

  • none

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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}}

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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

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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

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