Sturgeon County, Alberta

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official_name = Sturgeon County
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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 = Edmonton Region
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = No. 11
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government_footnotes =Cite web| url= http://www.sturgeoncounty.ab.ca/our_mayo.html| title= Council| author= Sturgeon County|accessdate= 2007-07-09]
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leader_title = Governing body
leader_name = Sturgeon County Council
leader_title1 = Reeve
leader_name1 = Don Rigney
leader_title2 = Municipal district seat
leader_name2 = Morinville
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1955
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1997 (County)
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population_total = 18621
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timezone = MST
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latd= 53|latm= 48|lats= 8|latNS=N
longd= 113|longm= 38|longs= 59|longEW=W
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website = [http://www.sturgeoncounty.ab.ca/ Sturgeon County]
footnotes = Sturgeon County is a municipal district in Alberta's Edmonton Capital Region, Canada.

It begins at the north end of Edmonton, with 97th street turning into Highway 28. It extends east to Fort Saskatchewan and west to Calahoo. It is located in Division No. 11.

The county was incorporated in the current boundaries in 1955, as "Municipal District of Sturgeon River No. 90". It first achieved county status in 1961, was subsequently disorganized, then established as a county again in 1997. It was named for the Sturgeon River.

Historically, the region was a part of a large ethnic block settlement of French-speaking Albertans. Today the county is less than 5% francophone.

Demographics

In 2005, the county had a population of 18,864. [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811059&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=sturgeon%20county&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Sturgeon 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, Sturgeon County had a population of 18,621 living in 6,302 dwellings, a 3.1% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of km2 to mi2|2108.90|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|8.8| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811059&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Sturgeon%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4811059 | title= Sturgeon County - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-11]

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district [ [http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0305_1.htm Municipal Profile] - Alberta Municipal Affairs] :

Towns
*Bon Accord
*Gibbons
*Legal
*Morinville
*RedwaterHamlets
*Alcomdale
*Calahoo
*Carbondale
*Cardiff
*Lamoureux
*Mearns
*Namao
*Pine Sands
*Riviere Qui Barre
*Villeneuve

References

External links

* [http://www.sturgeoncounty.ab.ca/ Sturgeon County] - Official site

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Sturgeon County
Northwest = Barrhead County
North = Westlock County
Northeast = Thorhild County
East = Lamont County
Southeast = Strathcona County
South = Edmonton Capital Region
Southwest = Parkland County
West = Lac Ste. Anne County

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