Thorhild County
{{short description|Municipal district in Alberta, Canada}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Thorhild County
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| settlement_type = Municipal district
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{{Location map+ |CAN AB Thorhild
|caption =
|float = center
|places =
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Thorhild
|label = Abee
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |marksize = 4
|position = right
|lat_deg = 54.237778
|lon_deg = -113.027778}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Thorhild
|label = Egremont
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 54.038333
|lon_deg = -113.126111}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Thorhild
|label = Long
Lake
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |marksize = 4
|position = right
|lat_deg = 54.470833
|lon_deg = -112.77}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Thorhild
|label = Newbrook
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |marksize = 4
|position = top
|lat_deg = 54.3297
|lon_deg = -112.9519}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Thorhild
|label = Opal
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 53.991389
|lon_deg = -113.2225}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Thorhild
|label = Radway
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |marksize = 4
|position = top
|lat_deg = 54.06
|lon_deg = -112.945}}
{{Location map~ |CAN AB Thorhild
|label = Thorhild
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg |marksize = 4
|position = left
|lat_deg = 54.158889
|lon_deg = -113.125278}}
}}
| image_map1 = AB locator THORHILD 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 = Census division
| subdivision_name3 = 13
| government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}
| government_type =
| leader_title = Reeve
| leader_name = Joyce Pierce
| leader_title1 = Governing body
| leader_name1 = Thorhild County Council
| leader_title2 = Administrative office
| leader_name2 = Thorhild
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1955
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = 1955
| area_land_km2 = 1997.17
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_note =
| population_total = 3042
| population_density_km2 = 1.5
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| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = −7
| timezone_DST = MDT
| utc_offset_DST = −6
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| area_code = 780
| website = {{URL|www.thorhildcounty.com/|thorhildcounty.com}}
| footnotes =
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Thorhild County is a municipal district located in the central part of northern Alberta, Canada, in Census Division 13. It was incorporated in 1955. It changed its name from the County of Thorhild No. 7 to Thorhild County on March 20, 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2013/313/2013_059.html | title=O.C. 59/2013 | publisher=Government of Alberta | date=March 20, 2013 | access-date=March 21, 2013}}
Geography
= Communities and localities =
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Thorhild County.{{AltaML}}
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The following hamlets are located within Thorhild County.
- Abee
- Egremont
- Long Lake
- Newbrook
- Opal
- Radway (dissolved from village status in 1996)
- Thorhild (dissolved from village status in 2009)
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The following localities are located within Thorhild County.{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4813036 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4813036 - Thorhild County No. 7, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-12}}
;Localities
- Alpen
- Alpen Siding
- Balsam Grove
- Clearbrook
- Crippsdale
- Dalmuir
- Danube
- Darling
- Elbridge
- Hollow Lake
- Kerensky
- Mapova
- Northbrook
- Pinebrook
- Val Soucy
- Weasel Creek
- Woodgrove
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thorhild County had a population of 3,042 living in 1,339 of its 1,852 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3042-3254}}|3254|1}} from its 2016 population of 3,254. With a land area of {{cvt|1997.17|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3042|1997.17|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, Thorhild County had a population of 3,254 living in 1,401 of its 1,836 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:3254-3417}}|3417|1}} change from its 2011 population of 3,417. With a land area of {{convert|2001.74|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3254|2001.74|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}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Thorhild County
| Northwest = Athabasca County
| North = Athabasca County
| Northeast =
| East = Smoky Lake County
| Southeast = Lamont County
| South = Sturgeon County
| Southwest = Sturgeon County
| West = Westlock County
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