Athabasca County

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Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

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::summary Municipal district in Alberta, Canada ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Athabasca County
settlement_type	Municipal district
image_skyline	County of Athabasca AB sign.jpg
image_caption	Welcome sign
image_seal	AB Athabasca County logo.png
seal_type	Logo
image_map
map_caption	Major communities
image_map1	AB locator ATHABASCA COUNTY.svg
mapsize1	200
map_caption1	Location within Alberta
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Alberta
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Northern Alberta
subdivision_type3	Planning region
subdivision_name3	Upper Athabasca
government_footnotes
leader_title	Reeve
leader_name	Brian Hall
leader_title1	Governing body
leader_name1	Joe Gerlach
leader_title2	CAO
leader_name2	Bob Beck
leader_title3	Administrative office
leader_name3	Athabasca
established_title	Established
established_date	1947
established_title2	Incorporated
established_date2	1959 (County)
area_footnotes	(2021)
area_land_km2	6111.3
population_as_of	2021
population_footnotes
population_total	6959
population_density_km2	1.1
timezone	MST
utc_offset	−7
timezone_DST	MDT
utc_offset_DST	−6
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type
website
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Ashtin Anderson

Tracy Holland

Gary Cromwell

Kelly Chamzuk

Rob Minns

Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior to an official renaming on December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the County of Athabasca No. 12.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Athabasca County.

;Cities

none ;Towns
Athabasca ;Villages
Boyle ;Summer villages
Bondiss
Island Lake
Island Lake South
Mewatha Beach
South Baptiste
Sunset Beach
West Baptiste
Whispering Hills The following hamlets are located within Athabasca County. ;Hamlets
Atmore
Breynat
Caslan
Colinton
Donatville
Ellscott
Grassland
Meanook
Perryvale
Rochester
Wandering River

The following localities are located within Athabasca County. ;Localities

Amber Valley
Amesbury
Athabasca Acres
Athabasca Landing Settlement
Balay Subdivision
Baptiste Lake
Big Coulee
Blue Jay
Century Estates
Coolidge
Dakin
Deep Creek
Frains
Glenshaw
Grosmont
Kinikinik
Lahaieville
Lincoln
Lyall Subdivision
McNabb's
Meadowbrook
Meanock
O'Morrow
Paxson
Pine Grove Estates
Pleasant View
Prosperity
Richmond Park
Sarrail
Sawdy
Spruce Valley
West Wind Trailer Park
White Gull ;Lakes
North Buck Lake

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 6,959 living in 2,832 of its 3,746 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 7,869. With a land area of 6111.3 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 7,869 living in 3,067 of its 4,093 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 7,662. With a land area of 6124.43 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

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Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)	Population group	Population
White	6,650	**
Visible minority group
Source:	South Asian	0
Chinese	15
Black	35
Filipino	20
Latin American	0
Arab	15
Southeast Asian	25
West Asian	0
Korean	0
Japanese	15
Visible minority, n.i.e.	0
Multiple visible minority	0
Total visible minority population	125	**
Aboriginal group
Source:	First Nations	310
Métis	500
Inuit	0
Aboriginal, n.i.e.	0
Multiple Aboriginal identity	0
Total Aboriginal population	810	**
Total population	7,585	100%
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References

{{Athabasca County Council. ref
Province of Alberta. "Order in Council (O.C.) 563/2009".
{{AltaML
(2010-03-05). "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4813044 - Athabasca County No. 12, geographical codes and localities, 2006". [[Statistics Canada]].
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
(February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4813044&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Athabasca%20County%20No.%2012&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision]
[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-594/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4813044&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Athabasca%20County%20No.%2012&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision]

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