Lakeland County
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Lakeland County
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| settlement_type = Dissolved municipal district
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| image_skyline = Lac la Biche from Lac La Biche.jpg
| image_caption = Lac la Biche
| pushpin_map = Alberta municipal districts
| pushpin_label_position = none
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Lakeland County in Alberta
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{AB}}
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Northern Alberta
| subdivision_type3 = Census division
| subdivision_name3 = No. 12
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| leader_title3 = Former municipal seat
| leader_name3 = Lac La Biche
| established_title = Incorporated
| established_date = July 1, 1998
| established_title2 = Dissolved
| established_date2 = August 1, 2007
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 = 16,294.77
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| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_total = 5882
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| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = −7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = −6
| coordinates = {{coord|54|46|7|N|111|58|50|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
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| area_code = 780, 587
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Lakeland County was a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. It existed for just over nine years from 1998 to 2007.
History
Lakeland County was originally formed as a municipal district on July 1, 1998 through the separation of lands from the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/DISV/0538/Lakeland_County_OC_252_98_1998_No3.pdf | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 252/98 | publisher=Province of Alberta | type=PDF | date=June 17, 1998 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}} These lands included the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range. On May 1, 2002, Lakeland County absorbed Plamondon after it dissolved from village status.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/HMLT/0252/Plamondon_OC_142-2002_No2.pdf | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 142/2002 | publisher=Province of Alberta | type=PDF | date=April 10, 2002 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}} Just over five years later on August 1, 2007, Lakeland County and the Town of Lac La Biche amalgamated with each other to form a new specialized municipality named Lac La Biche County.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/DISV/0538/Lakeland_County_OC_332_2007_No1.pdf | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 332/2007 | publisher=Province of Alberta | type=PDF | date=August 1, 2007 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}}
Demographics
In the 2011 Census, the dissolved Lakeland County had a population of 5,882 living in 2,060 of its 2,850 total dwellings, a −7.6% change from its 2006 population of 6,365. With a land area of {{convert|16294.77|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5882|16294.77|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4812005&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=lakeland%20county&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 | title=Census Profile: Lakeland County, MD, Alberta (Dissolved census subdivision) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=March 1, 2013 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}}
In the 2001 Census, Lakeland County had a population of 4,959, a 2.4% increase from its 1996 population of 4,842.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4812005&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lakeland_county&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= | title=2001 Community Profiles: Lakeland County, Alberta (Municipal District) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 26, 2013 | accessdate=October 10, 2013}} Its 2001 population was subsequently adjusted to 5,306 to reflect the 2002 dissolution of the Village of Plamondon, which had a population of 347 in 2001.{{cite web | url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92f0009x/92f0009x2007000-eng.pdf | title=Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names (From January 2, 2001 to January 1, 2006) | publisher=Statistics Canada | type=PDF | page=258 | date=June 2007 | accessdate=October 10, 2013}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Wikivoyage-inline|Lakeland (Alberta)}}
Category:1998 establishments in Alberta
Category:2007 disestablishments in Alberta