:Yellowhead County

{{short description|Municipal district in Alberta, Canada}}

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| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Alberta

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta

| subdivision_type3 = Census division

| subdivision_name3 = 14

| government_footnotes = {{Yellowhead County Council|ref}}

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Wade Williams

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = {{Yellowhead County Council}}

| leader_title2 = CAO

| leader_name2 = Luc Mercier

| leader_title3 = Administrative office

| leader_name3 = Edson

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1994

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = 1994

| area_footnotes =  (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 22238.56

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 10426

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Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14.

History

  • 1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94 on January 1.
  • 1998: The name changed to Yellowhead County on July 8.{{Cite web|url=http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0482_1.htm|title=Yellowhead County municipal profile|author=Alberta Municipal Affairs|access-date=2008-04-16}}
  • 1998: Evansburg dissolved as a village, and became part of Yellowhead Municipal District on June 30.

Geography

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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Yellowhead County.{{AltaML}}

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  • none

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The following hamlets are located within Yellowhead County.

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The following localities are located within Yellowhead County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4814003 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4814003 - Yellowhead County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-12}}

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  • Foothills
  • Galloway
  • Granada
  • Grave Flats
  • Gregg Subdivision
  • Haddock
  • Hanlon
  • Hansonville
  • Hargwen
  • Hattonford
  • Hoff
  • Holloway
  • Hornbeck
  • Kaydee
  • Leaman
  • Leyland
  • Lobstick
  • Lovettville
  • Luscar
  • MacKay (held hamlet designation from 1979 to 2019){{cite web | url=https://yellowheadcounty.civicweb.net/FileStorage/FE6600B4046841E289371A3F46045997-Bylaw%2003.19%20to%20Repeal%20Bylaw%201.79%20Establishment%20.pdf | title=Bylaw 03.19 to Repeal Bylaw 1.79 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (MacKay) | publisher=Yellowhead County | date=February 26, 2019 | accessdate=August 1, 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://yellowheadcounty.civicweb.net/document/31645 | title=Council Meeting Minutes | publisher=Yellowhead County | date=February 26, 2019 | accessdate=August 1, 2021}}

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  • Mahaska
  • Matthews Crossing
  • McLeod River
  • McLeod Valley
  • Medicine Lodge
  • Mercoal
  • Mountain Park
  • Mountain View Estates
  • Niton
  • Nojack or No Jack
  • Northville
  • Obed
  • Oke
  • Old Entrance
  • Park Court
  • Pedley
  • Pembina Forks
  • Pine Dale Subdivision
  • Pine Shadows
  • Pinedale (held hamlet designation from 1987 to 2019){{cite web | url=https://yellowheadcounty.civicweb.net/FileStorage/707A2EAC4FFC4B45B7370CC250A73C15-Bylaw%2004.19%20to%20repeal%20Bylaw%202.87%20Establishment%20.pdf | title=Bylaw 04.19 to repeal Bylaw 2.87 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (Pinedale) | publisher=Yellowhead County | date=February 26, 2019 | accessdate=August 1, 2021}}

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  • Pinedale Estates
  • Pioneer
  • Rangeton
  • Ravine
  • Reco
  • Rosevear
  • Shaw
  • Shining Bank
  • Solomon
  • Steeper
  • Sterco
  • Styal
  • Swan Landing
  • Trade Winds Trailer Court
  • Two Rivers Estates
  • Weald
  • Wild Hay
  • Wolf Creek
  • Yates

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The former Village of Tollerton is also located in Yellowhead County.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,426 living in 4,160 of its 4,859 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:10426-10995}}|10995|1}} from its 2016 population of 10,995. With a land area of {{cvt|22238.56|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10426|22238.56|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, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,995 living in 4,309 of its 5,048 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:10995-10469}}|10469|1}} change from its 2011 population of 10,469. With a land area of {{convert|22293.16|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10995|22293.16|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}}

See also

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