{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Lakeland County | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Dissolved municipal district | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = Lac la Biche from Lac La Biche.jpg | image_caption = Lac la Biche | pushpin_map = Alberta municipal districts | pushpin_label_position = none | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Lakeland County in Alberta | pushpin_mapsize = 250 <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CAN}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{AB}} | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Northern Alberta | subdivision_type3 = Census division | subdivision_name3 = No. 12 <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title3 = Former municipal seat | leader_name3 = Lac La Biche | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = July 1, 1998<ref name=incorp/> | established_title2 = Dissolved | established_date2 = August 1, 2007<ref name=amalg/> <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_footnotes = <ref name=2011census/> | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 16,294.77 | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = <ref name=2011census/> | population_note = | population_total = 5882 <!-- 2011 StatsCan population only; latest municipal census result or subsequent estimates can be noted in the article body.--> | population_density_km2 = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = MST | utc_offset = −7 | timezone_DST = MDT | utc_offset_DST = −6 | coordinates = {{coord|54|46|7|N|111|58|50|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_codes = 780, 587 | website = | footnotes = }} <!--Infobox ends-->
'''Lakeland County''' was a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. It existed for just over nine years from 1998 to 2007.
== History == Lakeland County was originally formed as a municipal district on July 1, 1998 through the separation of lands from the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87.<ref name=incorp>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/DISV/0538/Lakeland_County_OC_252_98_1998_No3.pdf | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 252/98 | publisher=Province of Alberta | type=PDF | date=June 17, 1998 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}}</ref> These lands included the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range. On May 1, 2002, Lakeland County absorbed Plamondon after it dissolved from village status.<ref name=Plamondon>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/HMLT/0252/Plamondon_OC_142-2002_No2.pdf | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 142/2002 | publisher=Province of Alberta | type=PDF | date=April 10, 2002 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}}</ref> Just over five years later on August 1, 2007, Lakeland County and the Town of Lac La Biche amalgamated with each other to form a new specialized municipality named Lac La Biche County.<ref name=amalg>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/DISV/0538/Lakeland_County_OC_332_2007_No1.pdf | title=Order in Council (O.C.) 332/2007 | publisher=Province of Alberta | type=PDF | date=August 1, 2007 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}}</ref>
== Demographics == In the 2011 Census, the dissolved Lakeland County had a population of 5,882 living in 2,060 of its 2,850 total dwellings, a −7.6% change from its 2006 population of 6,365. With a land area of {{convert|16294.77|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5882|16294.77|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2011.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4812005&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=lakeland%20county&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 | title=Census Profile: Lakeland County, MD, Alberta (Dissolved census subdivision) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=March 1, 2013 | accessdate=October 1, 2013}}</ref>
In the 2001 Census, Lakeland County had a population of 4,959, a 2.4% increase from its 1996 population of 4,842.<ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4812005&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lakeland_county&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= | title=2001 Community Profiles: Lakeland County, Alberta (Municipal District) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 26, 2013 | accessdate=October 10, 2013}}</ref> Its 2001 population was subsequently adjusted to 5,306 to reflect the 2002 dissolution of the Village of Plamondon, which had a population of 347 in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92f0009x/92f0009x2007000-eng.pdf | title=Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names (From January 2, 2001 to January 1, 2006) | publisher=Statistics Canada | type=PDF | page=258 | date=June 2007 | accessdate=October 10, 2013}}</ref>
== See also == *List of communities in Alberta *List of municipal districts in Alberta
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Wikivoyage inline|Lakeland (Alberta)}}
Category:1998 establishments in Alberta Category:2007 disestablishments in Alberta Category:Former municipal districts in Alberta Category:Lac La Biche County