Yellowhead County
Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14.
History
- 1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94 on January 1.
- 1998: The name changed to Yellowhead County on July 8.
- 1998: Evansburg dissolved as a village, and became part of Yellowhead Municipal District on June 30.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Yellowhead County.
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The following localities are located within Yellowhead County.
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- Ansell
- Balkan
- Basing
- Bickerdike
- Branch Inn Trailer Court
- Brule Mines
- Brûlé Mines
- Bryan
- Calvert
- Carrot Creek
- Chip Lake
- Coal Valley
- Coalspur
- Dalehurst
- Diss
- Drinnan
- Embarras
- Entrance
- Erith
- Erith Tie
- Fidler
- Foothills
- Galloway
- Granada
- Grave Flats
- Gregg Subdivision
- Haddock
- Hanlon
- Hansonville
- Hargwen
- Hattonford
- Hoff
- Holloway
- Hornbeck
- Kaydee
- Leaman
- Leyland
- Lobstick
- Lovettville
- Luscar
- MacKay
- Mahaska
- Matthews Crossing
- McLeod River
- McLeod Valley
- Medicine Lodge
- Mercoal
- Mountain Park
- Mountain View Estates
- Niton
- Nojack or No Jack
- Northville
- Obed
- Oke
- Old Entrance
- Park Court
- Pedley
- Pembina Forks
- Pine Dale Subdivision
- Pine Shadows
- Pinedale
- Pinedale Estates
- Pioneer
- Rangeton
- Ravine
- Reco
- Rosevear
- Shaw
- Shining Bank
- Solomon
- Steeper
- Sterco
- Styal
- Swan Landing
- Trade Winds Trailer Court
- Two Rivers Estates
- Weald
- Wild Hay
- Wolf Creek
- Yates
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,426 living in 4,160 of its 4,859 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10,995. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yellowhead County had a population of 10,995 living in 4,309 of its 5,048 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 10,469. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.