Birch Hills County
{{short description|Municipal district in Alberta, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Birch Hills County
| settlement_type = Municipal district
| motto =
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| image_caption =
| image_seal = AB Birch Hills County logo.png
| seal_type = Logo
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{{Location map+ |CAN AB Birch Hills
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|float = center
|places =
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Birch Hills
|label = Wanham
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = right
|lat_deg = 55.733333
|lon_deg = -118.4}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Birch Hills
|label = Eaglesham
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 55.7825
|lon_deg = -117.883333}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Birch Hills
|label = Peoria
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = right
|lat_deg = 55.622778
|lon_deg = -118.311389}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Birch Hills
|label = Tangent
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = top
|lat_deg = 55.798611
|lon_deg = -117.678889}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Birch Hills
|label = Watino
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = right
|lat_deg = 55.719167
|lon_deg = -117.617222}}
}}
| image_map1 = AB locator BIRCH HILLS 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 = Northern Alberta
| subdivision_type3 = Census division
| subdivision_name3 = 19
| government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}
| government_type =
| leader_title = Reeve
| leader_name = Gerald Manzulenko
| leader_title1 = Governing body
| leader_name1 = Birch Hills County Council
| leader_title2 = Administrative office
| leader_name2 = Wanham
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1995
| area_land_km2 = 2848.75
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_note =
| population_total = 1516
| population_density_km2 = 0.5
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| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = −7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = −6
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| website = {{official website|www.birchhillscounty.com|birchhillscounty.com}}
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Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, northeast of Grande Prairie.
The district takes its name from a range of hills of the same name, which in turn were named by Cree Indians.{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=24|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=20}}
History
In January 2021, a helicopter crash happened in the county, in which a family of four were killed.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-02|title=4 Members Of Family Killed In Alberta Helicopter Crash|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/alberta-helicopter-crash_ca_5ff0d6e1c5b61817a536f066|access-date=2021-01-07|website=HuffPost Canada|language=en}}
Geography
= Communities and localities =
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Birch Hills County.{{AltaML}}
- none
- none
- none
- none
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The following hamlets are located within Birch Hills County.
- Eaglesham
- Peoria
- Tangent
- Wanham (dissolved from village status in 1999, location of municipal office)
- Watino
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The following localities are located within Birch Hills County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4819049 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4819049 - Birch Hills 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/20130525212125/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4819049 | archive-date=2013-05-25 | url-status=dead }}
;Localities
- Belloy
- Codesa
- Heart Valley
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,516 living in 485 of its 637 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1516-1553}}|1553|1}} from its 2016 population of 1,553. With a land area of {{cvt|2848.75|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1516|2848.75|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, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,553 living in 496 of its 616 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:1553-1582}}|1582|1}} change from its 2011 population of 1,582. With a land area of {{convert|2859.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1553|2859.6|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
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website}}
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Municipal District of Fairview No. 136
| North = Municipal District of Peace No. 135
| Northeast = Northern Sunrise County
| West = Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133
| Centre = Birch Hills County
| East = Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130
| Southwest = Saddle Hills County
| South = County of Grande Prairie No. 1
| Southeast = Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
}}
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