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.

Yellowhead County
Municipal district
Edson Hinton Evansburg Wildwood Cadomin Robb
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 53°34′54″N 116°26′4″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	14
Established	1994
Incorporated	1994
Government [1]
• Mayor	Wade Williams
• Governing body	Yellowhead County Council Shawn Brian Berry Sandra Cherniawsky Anthony Giezen Dawn Mitchell Fred Priestley-Wright David Russell William Velichko Jack Williams
• CAO	Luc Mercier
• Administrative office	Edson
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	22,238.56 km2 (8,586.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	10,426
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	yhcounty.ca

Entering Yellowhead County on the Yellowhead Highway

History

Winter at Embarras

• 1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94 on January 1.
• 1998: The name changed to Yellowhead County on July 8.^[3]
• 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.[4] Cities none Towns Edson Hinton Villages none Summer villages none

The following hamlets are located within Yellowhead County.[4] Hamlets Brule Cadomin Evansburg Marlboro Niton Junction Peers Robb Wildwood

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

Localities

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 (held hamlet designation from 1979 to 2019)[6][7]

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 (held hamlet designation from 1987 to 2019)[8][7]

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

The former Village of Tollerton is also located in Yellowhead County.

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 -5.2% from its 2016 population of 10,995. With a land area of 22,238.56 km² (8,586.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

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 5% change from its 2011 population of 10,469. With a land area of 22,293.16 km² (8,607.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta

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. Alberta Municipal Affairs. "Yellowhead County municipal profile". Retrieved April 16, 2008.
4. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
5. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4814003 - Yellowhead County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
6. "Bylaw 03.19 to Repeal Bylaw 1.79 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (MacKay)" (PDF). Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
7. "Council Meeting Minutes". Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
8. "Bylaw 04.19 to repeal Bylaw 2.87 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (Pinedale)" (PDF). Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
9. "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