Birch Hills County

Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, northeast of Grande Prairie.

Birch Hills County
Municipal district
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division19
Established1995
Government
[1]
 • ReeveGerald Manzulenko
 • Governing bodyBirch Hills County Council
 • Administrative officeWanham
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land2,848.75 km2 (1,099.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,516
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitebirchhillscounty.com

The district takes its name from a range of hills of the same name, which in turn were named by Cree Indians.[3]

History

In January 2021, a helicopter crash happened in the county, in which a family of four were killed.[4]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within Birch Hills County.[6]

Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,516 living in 485 of its 637 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 1,553. With a land area of 2,848.75 km2 (1,099.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,553 living in 496 of its 616 total private dwellings, a -1.8% change from its 2011 population of 1,582. With a land area of 2,859.6 km2 (1,104.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20.
  4. "4 Members Of Family Killed In Alberta Helicopter Crash". HuffPost Canada. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4819049 - Birch Hills County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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