Flagstaff County#Communities and localities

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

{{use mdy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Flagstaff County

| other_name =

| native_name =

| nickname =

| settlement_type = Municipal district

| motto =

| image_skyline = St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.JPG

| image_caption = St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

| image_seal = Flagstaff County, Alberta Logo.svg

| seal_type = Logo

| image_map =

{{Location map+ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|caption =

|float = center

|places =

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Daysland

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 52.865

|lon_deg = -112.253611}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Hardisty

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 52.675056

|lon_deg = -111.303444}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Killam

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = top

|lat_deg = 52.790556

|lon_deg = -111.855556}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Sedgewick

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = right

|lat_deg = 52.7725

|lon_deg = -111.696944}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Alliance

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 5

|position = right

|lat_deg = 52.432222

|lon_deg = -111.780278}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Forestburg

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 5

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 52.580278

|lon_deg = -112.068056}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Heisler

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 5

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 52.670278

|lon_deg = -112.220278}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Lougheed

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 5

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 52.746389

|lon_deg = -111.546389}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Galahad

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = right

|lat_deg = 52.511389

|lon_deg = -111.924444}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Flagstaff

|label = Strome

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 52.807778

|lon_deg = -112.06}}

}}

| map_caption = Major communities

| image_map1 = AB locator FLAGSTAFF 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 = Planning region

| subdivision_name3 = North Saskatchewan

| subdivision_type4 =

| subdivision_name4 =

| government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Donald Kroetch

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = Flagstaff County Council

| leader_title2 = Administrative office

| leader_name2 = Sedgewick

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1944

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = 1968

| area_footnotes =  (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 3959.78

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| population_note =

| population_total = 3694

| population_density_km2 = 0.9

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| timezone = MST

| utc_offset = −7

| timezone_DST = MDT

| utc_offset_DST = −6

|coordinates = {{coord|52|46|21|N|111|41|49|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

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

| footnotes =

}}

Flagstaff County is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Census Division 7. The county was incorporated in the current boundaries in 1944 as Municipal District of Killam No. 390, name changed a year later to Municipal District of Flagstaff No. 62. It was established as a county in 1968. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Sedgewick.

Geography

= Communities and localities =

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

;Cities

  • none

;Towns

;Villages

;Summer villages

  • none

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The following hamlets are located within Flagstaff County.

;Hamlets

  • Galahad{{cite web | url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2015/1115/2015_259.html | title=O.C. 259/2015 | publisher=Government of Alberta | date=November 17, 2015 | access-date= November 19, 2015}}
  • Strome{{cite web | url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2015/1115/2015_260.html | title=O.C. 260/2015 | publisher=Government of Alberta | date=November 17, 2015 | access-date=November 19, 2015}}

The following localities are located within Flagstaff County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4807031 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4807031 - Flagstaff County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=March 5, 2010 | access-date=February 11, 2012}}

;Localities

  • Battle Bend
  • Bellshill
  • Berkinshaw
  • Bonlea
  • Lorraine
  • Woodglen

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flagstaff County had a population of 3,694 living in 1,378 of its 1,558 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3694-3728}}|3728|1}} from its 2016 population of 3,728. With a land area of {{cvt|3959.78|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3694|3959.78|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, Flagstaff County had a population of 3,738 living in 1,380 of its 1,532 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:3738-3591}}|3591|1}} change from its 2011 population of 3,591. With a land area of {{convert|4067.58|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3738|4067.58|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}}

Infrastructure

;Transportation

The area is served by Killam-Sedgewick/Flagstaff Regional Airport.

See also

References

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