Yellowhead County, Alberta

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settlement_type = Municipal district
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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = No. 14
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government_footnotes =Cite web| url= http://www.yellowheadcounty.ab.ca/cou_001.html| title= Council| author= Yellowhead County|accessdate= 2007-07-10]
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leader_title = Governing body
leader_name = Yellowhead County Council
leader_title1 = Mayor
leader_name1 = Gerald Soroka
leader_title2 = Municipal seat
leader_name2 = Edson
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1994
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1994
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population_total = 10045
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timezone = MST
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latd= 53|latm= 34|lats= 54|latNS=N
longd= 116|longm= 26|longs= 4|longEW=W
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website = [http://www.yellowheadcounty.ab.ca/ Yellowhead County]
footnotes = Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada.

It is the only county in Alberta Division 14, and shares the boundaries with this census division.

History

*1994: Established as a "Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94" on Jan 01
*1998: The name changed to "Yellowhead County" on Jul 08 [Cite web|url=http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0482_1.htm|title=Yellowhead County municipal profile|author=Alberta Municipal Affairs|accessdate=2008-04-16]
*1998: Evansburg dissolved as a village, and became part of Yellowhead Municipal District on Jun 30

Demographics

In 2006, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,045 living in 4,177 dwellings, a 1.7% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of km2 to mi2|22303.82|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|0.5| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4814003&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Yellowhead%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4814003 | title= Yellowhead County - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-10]

Communities

Towns
*Edson
*HintonVillages

Hamlets
*Brule
*Cadomin
*Evansburg
*MacKay
*Marlboro
*Niton Junction
*Peers
*Pinedale
*Pine Shadows
*Robb
*WildwoodOther communities
*Ansell
*Bickerdike
*Carrot Creek
*Dalehurst
*Embarras
*Entrance
*Galloway
*Haddock
*Hargwen
*Hornbeck
*Lobstick
*McLeod River
*McLeod Valley
*Medicine Lodge
*Nojack
*Obed
*Pedley
*Shiningbank
*Wolf Creek
*Yates

References

External links

* [http://www.yellowheadcounty.ab.ca/ Yellowhead County] - Official Website

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Greenview Municipal District No. 16
North = Woodlands County
Northeast = Lac Ste. Anne County
West =

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