Camrose County

Camrose County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 10, around the City of Camrose.

Camrose County
Municipal district
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Camrose Bashaw Bawlf Bittern Lake Edberg Ferintosh Hay Lakes Rosalind New Norway Armena Meeting Creek Round Hill Ohaton Duhamel Kelsey Kingman Pelican Point Tillicum Beach
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 53°01′22″N 112°49′42″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Established	1944
Incorporated	1963
Government [1]
• Reeve	Cindy Trautman
• Governing body	Camrose County Council Gregory Gillespie Don Gregorwich Jack Lyle Douglas Lyseng Trevor Miller Cindy Trautman Brian Willoughby
• Administrator	Paul King
• Administrative office	Camrose
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	3,291.75 km2 (1,270.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	8,504
• Density	2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	county.camrose.ab.ca

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Camrose County.[3][4] Cities Camrose Towns Bashaw Villages Bawlf Bittern Lake Edberg Hay Lakes Rosalind Summer villages none

The following hamlets are located within Camrose County.[4] Hamlets Armena Duhamel Ferintosh, dissolved from village status on January 1, 2020[5] Kelsey Kingman Meeting Creek New Norway, dissolved from village status on November 1, 2012[6] Ohaton Pelican Point Round Hill Tillicum Beach

The following localities are located within Camrose County.^[7]

Localities

Ankerton Barlee Junction Battle Braim (designated place) Campbelton Demay Dinant Dorenlee Dried Meat Lake Edensville Ervick

Ferlow Junction Grouse Meadows Kiron Mccree Acres Meldal Subdivision Miquelon Acres Paradise Resort Sherman Park Subdivision Twomey Viewpoint Woodridge Heights

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Camrose County had a population of 8,504 living in 3,223 of its 3,688 total private dwellings, a change of -1.8% from its 2016 population of 8,660. With a land area of 3,291.75 km² (1,270.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km² (6.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Camrose County had a population of 8,458 living in 3,118 of its 3,492 total private dwellings, a 5.7% change from its 2011 population of 8,004. With a land area of 3,324.21 km² (1,283.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.5/km² (6.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[8]

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. "Camrose, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta". Statistics Canada. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
4. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
5. "O.C. 190/2019". Government of Alberta. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
6. "O.C. 328/2012". Province of Alberta. October 17, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
7. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4810001 - Camrose County No. 22, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
8. "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