Sturgeon County#Communities and localities

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Sturgeon County

| other_name =

| native_name =

| nickname =

| settlement_type = Municipal district

| motto =

| image_skyline = St. Emile R.C. church Legal 01.JPG

| image_caption = St. Emile Roman Catholic Church in Legal

| image_map = {{Location map+ |CAN AB Sturgeon

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|float = center

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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Sturgeon

|label = St. Albert

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg

|marksize = 8

|label_size = 110

|position = right

|lat_deg = 53.630278

|lon_deg = -113.625833}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Sturgeon

|label = Morinville

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.802222

|lon_deg = -113.649722}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Sturgeon

|label = Redwater

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 53.948889

|lon_deg = -113.106667}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Sturgeon

|label = Legal

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|marksize = 6

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 53.9492

|lon_deg = -113.595}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Sturgeon

|label = Gibbons

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = bottom

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|lon_deg = -113.322778}}

{{Location map~ |CAN AB Sturgeon

|label = Bon Accord

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = left

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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Sturgeon

|label = Namao

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = left

|lat_deg = 53.716111

|lon_deg = -113.492222}}

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| image_map1 = AB locator STURGEON 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 = Edmonton Metropolitan Region

| subdivision_type3 = Census division

| subdivision_name3 = 11

| named_for = Sturgeon River

| government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Alanna Hnatiw{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3787749/election-2017-sturgeon-county-candidates/|title = Alberta election 2017: Sturgeon County results | Globalnews.ca}}

| leader_title1 = Governing body

| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Sturgeon County Council

| 1 =Dan Derouin |2=Kristin Toms |3=Wayne Bokenfohr |4=Neal Comeau |5=Patrick Tighe |6=Karen Shaw }}

| leader_title2 = CAO

| leader_name2 = Regan McCullough

| leader_title3 = Administrative office

| leader_name3 = Morinville

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1955

| established_title2 = Incorporated

| established_date2 = 1997 (County)

| area_footnotes = (2021)

| area_land_km2 = 2084.24

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| population_note =

| population_total = 20061

| population_density_km2 = 9.6

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| timezone = MST

| utc_offset = −7

| timezone_DST = MDT

| utc_offset_DST = −6

| coordinates = {{coord|53|48|8|N|113|38|59|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| postal_code_type = Forward sortation area

| postal_code = T8T

| area_code =

| website = {{URL|sturgeoncounty.ca}}

| footnotes =

| image_blank_emblem = Sturgeon County logo (vertical).svg

| blank_emblem_type = Logo

}}

Sturgeon County is a municipal district in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is north of Edmonton and west of the North Saskatchewan River. Sturgeon County is located in Division No. 11 and was named for the Sturgeon River.

History

In 1876, the Crown gained title to the land that would later become Sturgeon County in Treaty 6 with First Nations. The area was first settled in 1879.{{cite book|last=Speers|first=Bertha|title=A cameo of the West : story of the pioneers of the Sturgeon River district, 1879–1900|year=1936|publisher=UFWA|location=Namao, Alberta|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=265020}} The first settlers were several francophone families.{{Cite web|url=https://corridorcanada.ca/resource/le-patrimoine-francophone-de-saint-albert-morinville-et-legal/|title = Le patrimoine francophone de Saint-Albert, Morinville et Legal}}

The Municipal District (MD) of Sturgeon River No. 90 was originally incorporated on January 1, 1955 and became the County of Sturgeon No. 15 on January 1, 1961.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/HIST/0305.pdf | title=Location and History Profile: Sturgeon County | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | date=October 8, 2021 | accessdate=October 11, 2021}} It reverted back to the MD of Sturgeon No. 90 on July 12, 1965. Its name was changed to Sturgeon County on April 23, 1997.

Geography

= Communities and localities =

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Sturgeon County.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page_Map_Carte_Detail.cfm?Lang=E&G=1&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811062&Geo2=CD&Code2=4811&Data=Count&SearchText=st.%20albert&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1&geocode=4811062 | title=St. Albert, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-06-20 | accessdate=2012-08-13}}{{AltaML}}

;Cities

St. Albert

;Towns

;Villages

none

;Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Sturgeon County.

;Hamlets

The following localities are located within Sturgeon County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4811059 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4811059 - Sturgeon County, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-03-05 | accessdate=2012-08-12}}

;Localities

Amelia
Austin Acres
Banko Junction
Braun Village
Cameron Park
Cardiff-Echoes
Cardiff-Pittsburgh
Casa Vista
Clearview Acres
Coronado
Crestview Heights
Dover Estates
Dream Hollow Estates
Dream Nook
Duagh
Eastgate
Eldorena
Excelsior
Fairhaven East Subdivision
Fairhaven West Subdivision
Fairydell
Fedorah

Fort Augustus
Fort Saskatchewan Settlement
Freemore Estates
Gibbons Lea
Gibbons Station
Glenview
Glory Hills (designated place) or Glory Hills Development
Golden Heights
Grandview Heights
Greenacres Estates
Hansen Subdivision
Hanson Subdivision
Hewitt Estates (designated place)
Hillsborough Estates
Hu Haven (designated place)
Juniper Hill
Lancaster Park
Lily Lake Estates
Lower Manor Estates (designated place)
MacArthur Siding
Manor Estates
Maple Ridge

Namao (designated place, different than the hamlet of the same name)
Namao Ridge Estates
Sturgeon Valley Estates
New Lunnon
Noroncal
North Point
Nywening
Osthoff Estates
Peavey
Pilon Creek Estates
Pinewood Estates
Regency Estates
Reyda Vista Subdivision
Richfield Estates
Riverside Park
Riviere Qui Barre
Rol-Ana Park
Rosal Acres
Shil Shol
Silverchief Subdivision
Skyglen

St. Albert Settlement
Strathcona Heights{{cite map | url=https://www.altalis.com/map;id=117 | title=Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) | date=October 26, 2020 | publisher=AltaLIS | format=Geodatabase layer | access-date=October 2, 2021}}
Sturgeon
Sturgeon Creek Subdivision
Sturgeon Crest Subdivision
Sturgeon Heights
Sturgeon Valley Vista
Sturgeon View Estates
Summer Brook
Summerbrook Estates
Trestle Ridge
Turfside Park
Upper Manor Estates (designated place)
Upper and Lower Viscount Estates (designated place)
Lower Viscount Estates or Lower Viscount
Upper Viscount Estates or Upper Viscount Estates Subdivision
Volmer
Waterdale Park
Waybrook
Wildlife Park
Woodridge Estates

;Other places

Bristol Oakes

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sturgeon County had a population of 20,061 living in 7,021 of its 7,599 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:20061-20495}}|20495|1}} from its 2016 population of 20,495. With a land area of {{cvt|2084.24|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|20061|2084.24|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}}

The population of Sturgeon County according to its 2020 municipal census is 20,506,{{cite book | url= https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/61cd908d-e2b9-4837-939b-533848d723b9/download/2019_mapl_web.pdf | title=2019 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | isbn=978-1-4601-4623-1 | date=December 2019 | accessdate=July 1, 2021}} a {{percentage|{{#expr:20506-19165}}|19165|1}} change from its 2008 municipal census population of 19,165.{{cite web | url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Alberta 2009 Official Population List | date=September 15, 2009 | access-date=September 12, 2010}}

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sturgeon County had a population of 20,495 living in 6,870 of its 7,337 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:20495-19578}}|19578|1}} change from its 2011 population of 19,578. With a land area of {{convert|2090.13|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|20495|2090.13|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}}

Economy

Sturgeon County's Economic Development Department is responsible for promoting business. The organization recognizes the benefits that new businesses can bring to the region. It helps businesses navigate municipal programs and processes, provides consultation services, and offers hands-on solutions to assist local actors at every stage of development.{{cite web |url=http://www.startinsturgeon.ca/WhySturgeonCounty/EconomicDevelopmentTeam/tabid/547/Default.aspx |title=Start In Sturgeon > Why Sturgeon County > Economic Development Team |website=www.startinsturgeon.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705050032/http://www.startinsturgeon.ca/WhySturgeonCounty/EconomicDevelopmentTeam/tabid/547/Default.aspx |archive-date=2015-07-05}}