Newell County, Alberta

County of Newell
—  Municipal district  —
Last remaining prairie grain elevators in the Scandia district. Scandia
Location of County of Newell in Alberta
Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W / 50.56417; -111.89889Coordinates: 50°33′51″N 111°53′56″W / 50.56417°N 111.89889°W / 50.56417; -111.89889
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	No. 2
Established	1948
Incorporated	1953
Government[1]
– Reeve	Molly Douglass
– Governing body	County of Newell Council
– Municipal seat	Brooks
Area
– Total	5,903.47 km2 (2,279.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	6,862
– Density	1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
– Dwellings	2,366
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Website	County of Newell

The County of Newell is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Census Division No. 2.

It was incorporated as a the County of Newell No. 4 on January 1, 1953, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Newell No. 28 and part of the Municipal District of Bow Valley No. 40. Its name was changed to the County of Newell on September 9, 2011.^[3] Its municipal seat is located in the City of Brooks.

Demographics

The population of the County of Newell according to its 2009 municipal census is 7,101.^[4]

In 2006, the County of Newell had a population of 6,862 living in 2,366 dwellings, a -3.9% increase from 2001. The county has a land area of 5,903.47 km² (2,279.34 sq mi) and a population density of 1.2 /km² (3.1 /sq mi).^[2]

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 7,137 in 2,365 dwellings, a 11.2% increase from 1996. On a surface area of 5,902.63 km², it had a density of 1.2 inhabitants/km².^[5]

Communities

The City of Brooks, the Town of Bassano and the villages of Duchess, Rosemary and Tilley are independent municipalities that are surrounded by the municipal district. The following is a list of hamlets that are located within this municipal district.

Hamlet[6]	Population[7]
Gem	n/a
Lake Newell Resort	n/a
Patricia	88
Rainier	23
Rolling Hills	176
Scandia	119
Total	406

The municipal district also includes the unincorporated community of Rolling Heights, which is a designated place recognized by Statistics Canada.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta

References

1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
2. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "County of Newell No. 4 - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802031&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Newell%20County%20No.%204&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4802031. Retrieved 2007-06-11. 
3. ^ "O.C. 417/2011". Province of Alberta. 2011-09-09. http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/orders_in_council/2011/911/2011_417.html. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
4. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
5. ^ County of Newell community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
6. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
7. ^ "Population". County of Newell. 2001. Archived from the original on 2006-10-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20061007123424/http://www.countyofnewell.ab.ca/population.shtml. Retrieved 2007-02-28. 

External links

• Official site