Saddle Hills County, Alberta

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official_name = Saddle Hills County
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settlement_type = County
motto = In the heart of Alberta's oil and gas country


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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. 19
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government_footnotes =Cite web| url= http://www.saddlehills.ab.ca/pages/structure_reeve.html| title= Council| author= Saddle Hills County|accessdate= 2007-07-09]
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leader_title = Governing body
leader_name = Saddle Hills County Council
leader_title1 = Reeve
leader_name1 = Tim Stone
leader_title2 = County seat
leader_name2 = Spirit River
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1945
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1995 (Municipal district)
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established_date3 = 1999 (County)
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population_total = 2458
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longd= 118|longm= 50|longs= 2|longEW=W
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website = [http://www.saddlehills.ab.ca/ Saddle Hills County]
footnotes = Saddle Hills County is a county situated in the Central Peace Country of west-northern Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately km to mi|450 north-west of Edmonton and km to mi|90 north of Grande Prairie.

The County is a medium-sized municipal district, with a diverse agricultural community and rich deposits of natural gas and oil.

Demographics

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 2,566 in 1,025 dwellings, a 5.8% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 5,836.42 km² it had a density of 0.4 inhabitants/km². [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4819059&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Saddle%20Hills%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Saddle Hills County community profile] - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE]

In 2006, Saddle Hills County had a population of 2,458 living in 977 dwellings, a 4.2% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of km2 to mi2|5836.94|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|0.4| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4819059&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Saddle%20Hills%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4819059 | title= Saddle Hills County - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-11]

Local government

County Council is responsible for providing overall governance for our community including establishing municipal service levels, approving the annual budget and local taxation levels. Council has seven members and is headed by the Reeve. The Reeve, currently Tim Stone, is the Chief Elected Officer (CEO) and is elected from within Council. It is the Reeve's responsibility to chair all Council meetings and speak on behalf of Council and the Community.

Council provides direction to its administration through the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The CAO is responsible for the overall administration of the county and for advising and making recommendations to County Council on matters concerning the municipality.

Communities

The unincorporated hamlet of Woking is the only community that is administrated by this municipal district [ [http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0503_1.htm Municipal Profile] - Alberta Municipal Affairs] .

References

External links

* [http://www.saddlehills.ab.ca/ Saddle Hills County] (Official Site)

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
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