County of Paintearth No. 18
The County of Paintearth No. 18 is a List of [municipal districts in Alberta|municipal district] in east central Alberta, Canada, located in Division No. [7, Alberta|Census Division No. 7]. Its List of municipal [districts in Alberta#Office locations|municipal office] is located southeast of the Town of Castor near the intersection of Alberta [Highway 12|Highway 12] and Highway 36.
History
Originally incorporated in 1944 as the Municipal District of Paintearth No. 334, it was restructured as a county in 1962.Demographics
In the 2021 [Canadian census|2021 Census of Population] conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 1,990 living in 648 of its 720 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,102. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 2,102 living in 638 of its 696 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,029. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
Communities and localities
The following List of [municipalities in Alberta#Urban municipalities|urban municipalities] are surrounded by the County of Paintearth No. 18.;Towns
The following hamlets are within the County of Paintearth No. 18.
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The following localities are within the County of Paintearth No. 18.
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