Beaver County, Alberta

Beaver County
Beaver County
Municipal district
	Killean Farms Ltd. grain elevator in Shonts
	Logo
	Tofield Viking Holden Ryley Bruce Kinsella
	Location within Alberta
	Coordinates: 53°15′N 112°14′W / 53.250°N 112.233°W / 53.250; -112.233
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Established	1943
Incorporated	1958
Government
• Reeve	Kevin Smook
• Governing body	Beaver County Council Barry Bruce; Eugene Hrabec; Lionel Williams; Dale Pederson; Kevin Smook;
• CAO	Kayleena Spiess
• Administrative office	Ryley
Area (2021)
• Land	3,219.74 km2 (1,243.15 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	5,868
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal code span	T0B
Website	beaver.ab.ca

Beaver County is a municipal district in central-east Alberta, Canada. It is centred on Holden in the western part of Census Division No. 10. Its municipal office is located in Ryley.

Beaver County was incorporated as a municipal district on July 31, 1999, and the name was changed from "County of Beaver No. 9" to "Beaver County".^[3]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Beaver County.^[4]

Cities

none

Towns

Villages

Holden
Ryley

Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Beaver County.^[4]

Hamlets

The following localities are located within Beaver County.^[5]

Localities

Aspen Estates
Bardo
Beaver Creek Estates
Beaver Meadow Estates
Beaverhill Estates
Birch Grove Estates
Cinnamon Ridge Estates
Country Squire
Dodds
El Greco Estates
Forest Glenn
Haight
Islet Lake Estates
Joyland and Jade Estates
Kingsway Estates

Lindbrook
Lindbrook Estates
Lori Estates
Meadowbrook Estates
Miquelon Estates
Park Glen Estates
Philips
Phillips
Poe
Rolling Glory Estates
Royal Glenn Estates
Shonts
Torlea
Whispering Hills

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver County had a population of 5,868 living in 2,180 of its 2,434 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 5,905. With a land area of 3,219.74 km² (1,243.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver County had a population of 5,905 living in 2,177 of its 2,381 total private dwellings, a 3.8% change from its 2011 population of 5,689. With a land area of 3,317.57 km² (1,280.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

Attractions

Two parks with campgrounds are located in the county's limits, Black Nugget Lake (located between Tofield and Ryley, south of Highway 14) and Camp Lake (located east of Viking, between Kinsella and Innisfree).

References

^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ Beaver County municipal profile Archived 2018-09-02 at the Wayback Machine - Alberta Municipal Affairs
^ a b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4810016 - Beaver County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[council-1] "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[2021census-2] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[3] Beaver County municipal profile Archived 2018-09-02 at the Wayback Machine - Alberta Municipal Affairs

[communities-4] "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[localities-5] "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4810016 - Beaver County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.

[2016censusABmunis-6] "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.