County of Northern Lights

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

{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = County of Northern Lights

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| settlement_type = Municipal district

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{{Location map+ |CAN AB Northern Lights

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|float = center

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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = Manning

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 8

|label_size = 110

|position = right

|lat_deg = 56.914167

|lon_deg = -117.627222}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = Dixonville

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 56.5372

|lon_deg = -117.6708}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = Deadwood

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 56.741111

|lon_deg = -117.457778}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = Notikewin

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 56.974722

|lon_deg = -117.625}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = North Star

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 56.8564

|lon_deg = -117.6153}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = Paddle Prairie

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = top

|lat_deg = 57.95

|lon_deg = -117.466667}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = Keg River

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 57.7882

|lon_deg = -117.8584}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Northern Lights

|label = Weberville

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 56.3348

|lon_deg = -117.3467}}

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| image_map1 = AB locator COUNTY OF NORTHERN LIGHTS.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}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Terry Ungarian

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = County of Northern Lights Council

| leader_title2 = Administrative office

| leader_name2 = Manning

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1995

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = 1995

| area_footnotes =  (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 20627.02

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 4152

| 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 = {{URL|www.countyofnorthernlights.com|countyofnorthernlights.com}}

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The County of Northern Lights is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located in the Town of Manning.

The municipality recently changed its name from the Municipal District (M.D.) of Northern Lights No. 22 to the County of Northern Lights. The Province of Alberta officially approved the name change on February 3, 2010.{{Cite web| url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2010/210/2010_024.html | title=Order in Council 24/2010 |author=Province of Alberta |author-link=Province of Alberta |date=2010-02-03 |access-date=2010-02-03}}

On April 1, 1995, the M.D. of Northern Lights No. 22 was formed through the incorporation of the former Improvement District No. 22 as a municipal district.