Woodlands County

Woodlands County is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 13, its municipal office is located outside but adjacent to the Town of Whitecourt. A second municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Fort Assiniboine.[3]

Woodlands County
Municipal district
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Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 54°08′34″N 115°41′7″W
Country Canada
Province Alberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census divisionNo. 13
Established1994
Incorporated1999 (County)
Government
  MayorJohn Burrows
  Governing bodyWoodlands County Council
  Office locationadjacent to Whitecourt
Area
 (2016)[2]
  Land7,669.13 km2 (2,961.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total4,754
  Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
Websitewoodlands.ab.ca

Demographics

Windfall gas plant in Woodlands County

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County recorded a population of 4,754 living in 1,812 of its 1,950 total private dwellings, a 10.4% change from its 2011 population of 4,306. With a land area of 7,669.13 km2 (2,961.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

In the 2011 Census, Woodlands County had a population of 4,306 living in 1,602 of its 1,753 total dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2006 population of 4,158. With a land area of 7,668.31 km2 (2,960.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.5/sq mi) in 2011.[4]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Woodlands County:[5]

The following localities are located within Woodlands County:[6]

Localities

Education

The county is within the Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.[7]

See also

References

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