Beaver County, Alberta#Communities and localities

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

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Beaver County

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| settlement_type = Municipal district

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| image_skyline = Shonts - Killean Farms Ltd Grain Elevator 2.JPG

| image_caption = Killean Farms Ltd. grain elevator in Shonts

| image_seal = Beaver County.png

| seal_type = Logo

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{{Location map+ |CAN AB Beaver

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|float = center

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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Beaver

|label = Tofield

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|label_size = 110

|position = top

|lat_deg = 53.370278

|lon_deg = -112.666667}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Beaver

|label = Viking

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|label_size = 110

|position = top

|lat_deg = 53.095278

|lon_deg = -111.776944}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Beaver

|label = Holden

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.233056

|lon_deg = -112.235}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Beaver

|label = Ryley

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.289444

|lon_deg = -112.428333}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Beaver

|label = Bruce

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.173333

|lon_deg = -112.038889}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Beaver

|label = Kinsella

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.000278

|lon_deg = -111.523889}}

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| image_map1 = AB locator BEAVER 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 = 10

| government_footnotes = {{AMOS|iso}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Kevin Smook

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Beaver County Council|1=Barry Bruce |2=Eugene Hrabec |3=Lionel Williams |4=Dale Pederson |5=Kevin Smook}}

| leader_title2 = CAO

| leader_name2 = Kayleena Spiess

| leader_title3 = Administrative office

| leader_name3 = Ryley

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1943

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = 1958

| area_footnotes =  (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 3219.74

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_note =

| population_total = 5868

| population_density_km2 = 1.8

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| timezone = MST

| utc_offset = -7

| timezone_DST = MDT

| utc_offset_DST = -6

| coordinates = {{coord|53|15|N|112|14|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

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| postal_code_type = Postal code span

| postal_code = T0B

| area_code =

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

| footnotes =

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Beaver County is a municipal district in central-east Alberta, Canada. It is centred on Holden in the western part of Census Division No. 10. Its municipal office is located in Ryley.

Beaver County was incorporated as a municipal district on July 31, 1999, and the name was changed from "County of Beaver No. 9" to "Beaver County".[http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0020_1.htm Beaver County municipal profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220535/http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0020_1.htm |date=2018-09-02 }} - Alberta Municipal Affairs

Geography

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

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The following hamlets are located within Beaver County.

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The following localities are located within Beaver County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4810016 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4810016 - Beaver County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525211246/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4810016 | archive-date=2013-05-25 | url-status=dead }}

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  • Aspen Estates
  • Bardo
  • Beaver Creek Estates
  • Beaver Meadow Estates
  • Beaverhill Estates
  • Birch Grove Estates
  • Cinnamon Ridge Estates
  • Country Squire
  • Dodds
  • El Greco Estates
  • Forest Glenn
  • Haight
  • Islet Lake Estates
  • Joyland and Jade Estates
  • Kingsway Estates

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  • Lindbrook
  • Lindbrook Estates
  • Lori Estates
  • Meadowbrook Estates
  • Miquelon Estates
  • Park Glen Estates
  • Philips
  • Phillips
  • Poe
  • Rolling Glory Estates
  • Royal Glenn Estates
  • Shonts
  • Torlea
  • Whispering Hills

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver County had a population of 5,868 living in 2,180 of its 2,434 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:5868-5905}}|5905|1}} from its 2016 population of 5,905. With a land area of {{cvt|3219.74|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5868|3219.74|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, Beaver County had a population of 5,905 living in 2,177 of its 2,381 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:5905-5689}}|5689|1}} change from its 2011 population of 5,689. With a land area of {{convert|3317.57|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5905|3317.57|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}}

Attractions

Two parks with campgrounds are located in the county's limits, Black Nugget Lake (located between Tofield and Ryley, south of Highway 14) and Camp Lake (located east of Viking, between Kinsella and Innisfree).

See also

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