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Woodlands County

Woodlands County

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

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]

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Geography

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within Woodlands County.[5]

Localities

Demographics

Windfall gas plant in Woodlands County

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had a population of 4,558 living in 1,739 of its 1,991 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 4,744. With a land area of 7,599.52 km2 (2,934.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had 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.[6]

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

  1. [1]
    Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
  2. [2]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Woodlands County (October 9, 2010). "General Contacts".
  4. [4]
    "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4813029 - Woodlands County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Our Division". Pembina Hills Public Schools. Retrieved August 25, 2019. 5310 - 49th Street Barrhead, Alberta T7N 1P3
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