Yellowhead County
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division14
MayorWade Williams
CAOLuc Mercier
Administrative officeEdson
Established1994
Incorporated1994
Area land22238.56 km²
Population as of2021
Population total10426
Population density0.5 km²
Time zoneMST (UTC−7)
Time zone (DST)MDT (UTC−6)
Coordinates53°34′54″N 116°26′4″W
Websiteyhcounty.ca

Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14.

History

  • 1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94 on January 1.
  • 1998: The name changed to Yellowhead County on July 8.[1]
  • 1998: Evansburg dissolved as a village, and became part of Yellowhead Municipal District on June 30.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Yellowhead County.[2]

Cities
  • none
Towns
Villages
  • none
Summer villages
  • none

The following hamlets are located within Yellowhead County.[2]

Hamlets

The following localities are located within Yellowhead County.[3]

Localities
  • Foothills
  • Galloway
  • Granada
  • Grave Flats
  • Gregg Subdivision
  • Haddock
  • Hanlon
  • Hansonville
  • Hargwen
  • Hattonford
  • Hoff
  • Holloway
  • Hornbeck
  • Kaydee
  • Leaman
  • Leyland
  • Lobstick
  • Lovettville
  • Luscar
  • MacKay (held hamlet designation from 1979 to 2019)[4][5]
  • Pinedale Estates
  • Pioneer
  • Rangeton
  • Ravine
  • Reco
  • Rosevear
  • Shaw
  • Shining Bank
  • Solomon
  • Steeper
  • Sterco
  • Styal
  • Swan Landing
  • Trade Winds Trailer Court
  • Two Rivers Estates
  • Weald
  • Wild Hay
  • Wolf Creek
  • Yates

The former Village of Tollerton is also located in Yellowhead County.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,426 living in 4,160 of its 4,859 total private dwellings, a change of -5.18% from its 2016 population of 10,995. With a land area of 22,238.56 km2 (8,586.36 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,995 living in 4,309 of its 5,048 total private dwellings, a 5.02% change from its 2011 population of 10,469. With a land area of 22,293.16 km2 (8,607.44 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2016.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Yellowhead County municipal profile". Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. ^
  3. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4814003 - Yellowhead County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Archived May 25, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  4. ^ "Bylaw 03.19 to Repeal Bylaw 1.79 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (MacKay)". Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Archived August 1, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Council Meeting Minutes". Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bylaw 04.19 to repeal Bylaw 2.87 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (Pinedale)". Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Archived August 1, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived March 7, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "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. Archived February 11, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 8, 2017.