Clear Hills County

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| official_name = Clear Hills County

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| settlement_type = Municipal district

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| image_seal = AB Clear Hills County logo.gif

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{{Location map+ |CAN AB Clear Hills

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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Clear Hills

|label = Hines Creek

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 5

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 56.246111

|lon_deg = -118.593889}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Clear Hills

|label = Worsley

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|lat_deg = 56.506667

|lon_deg = -119.133889}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Clear Hills

|label = Cleardale

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| image_map1 = AB locator CLEAR 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 = 17

| government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}

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| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Amber Bean

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = Clear Hills County Council

| leader_title2 = Administrative office

| leader_name2 = Worsley

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1995

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = 2006

| area_footnotes = (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 15025.54

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 3006

| population_density_km2 = 0.2

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| timezone = MST

| utc_offset = −7

| timezone_DST = MDT

| utc_offset_DST = −6

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

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Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.

In 1950, the massive Chinchaga fire burned through much of the region.{{cite journal|last=Field|first=Robert|title=Revisiting the 1950 Great Smoke Pall|journal=Canadian Smoke Newsletter|date=Fall 2008|pages=13–16|url=http://www.espo.nasa.gov/arctas/docs/CanadianSmokeNwsltr_Feb2009.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404051331/http://www.espo.nasa.gov/arctas/docs/CanadianSmokeNwsltr_Feb2009.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-04-04|access-date=19 December 2012}}

On January 1, 2006, the name was changed from Municipal District of Clear Hills No. 21 to Clear Hills County.[http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0504_1.htm Municipal Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005034706/http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0504_1.htm |date=2006-10-05 }} - Alberta Municipal Affairs

Geography

= Communities and localities =

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

;Cities

none

;Towns

none

;Villages

Hines Creek

;Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Clear Hills County.

;Hamlets

The following localities are located within Clear Hills County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4817062 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4817062 - Clear Hills No. 21, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525211940/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4817062 | archive-date=2013-05-25 | url-status=dead }}

;Localities

Bear Canyon
Cherry Point
Clear Prairie
Deer Hill
Eureka River
Marina
Peace Grove
Royce

;Other places

Doig

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clear Hills County had a population of 3,006 living in 930 of its 1,107 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3006-3018}}|3018|1}} from its 2016 population of 3,018. With a land area of {{cvt|15025.54|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3006|15025.54|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, Clear Hills County had a population of 3,023 living in 938 of its 1,062 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:3023-2801}}|2801|1}} change from its 2011 population of 2,801. With a land area of {{convert|15125.49|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3023|15125.49|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}}

Clear Hills County's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 2,829,{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2012_pop.pdf | title=2012 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | date=2012-11-22 | access-date=2012-12-14}} a 4.7% decrease over its 2008 municipal census population of 2,970.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2010pop.pdf | title=2010 Official Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | date=2010-09-15 | access-date=2011-01-19}}