Lacombe County

Lacombe County
Municipal district
Location of Lacombe County in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°28′6″N 113°44′13″W / 52.46833°N 113.73694°WCoordinates: 52°28′6″N 113°44′13″W / 52.46833°N 113.73694°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	No. 8
Established	1944
Incorporated	1995
Government[1]
• Reeve	Paula Law
• Governing body	Lacombe County Council Brenda Knight Dana Kreil Paula Law Rod McDermand Barb Shepherd Keith LeRoy Stephenson Ken Wigmore
• Commissioner	Terry Hager
• Office location	west of Lacombe
Area (2011)[2]
• Total	2,766.65 km^2 (1,068.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	10,312
• Density	3.7/km^2 (10/sq mi)
• Dwellings	4,008
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Website	lacombecounty.com

Lacombe County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada, located in Census Division No. 8 north of the City of Red Deer. Its municipal office is 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Highway 2 and the City of Lacombe, and 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the Summer Village of Gull Lake, at the intersection of Highway 12 and Spruceville Road (Range Road 274).

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Lacombe County had a population of 10,312 living in 3,715 of its 4,317 total dwellings, a -0.8% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 10,394. With a land area of 2,766.65 km² (1,068.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.7/km² (9.7/sq mi) in 2011.^[2]

The population of Lacombe County according to its 2008 municipal census is 10,507.^[3]

In 2006, Lacombe County had a population of 10,451 living in 4,008 dwellings, a 1.1% decrease from 2001. The county has a land area of 2,777.26 km² (1,072.31 sq mi) and a population density of 3.8/km² (9.8/sq mi).^[4]

In 2001, Lacombe County had a population of 10,159 in 3,790 dwellings, a 4.1% increase from 1996. On a surface of 2,781.66 km² it had a density of 3.7 inhabitants/km².^[5]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lacombe County:[6][7] Cities Lacombe Towns Bentley Blackfalds Eckville Villages Alix Clive Summer villages Birchcliff Gull Lake Half Moon Bay Sunbreaker Cove The following hamlets are located within Lacombe County:[7] Hamlets Haynes Joffre Mirror (dissolved from village status) Morningside Tees

The following localities are located within Lacombe County:[8] Localities Alix South Junction Aspen Beach Birch Bay Brighton Beach Brook Bullocksville Burbank Chigwell Coghill Deer Ridge Estates Delaney Ebeling Beach Farrant Forshee Gilby Heatburg Hespero Jackson June Kasha

Localities continued Kootuk Kuusamo Krest Lamerton Lochinvar Lockhart McLaurin Beach New Saratoga Beach PBI Prentiss Rosedale The Breakers Wilson Beach Woody Nook

See also

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

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
3. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-12.
4. Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Lacombe County - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
5. Lacombe County community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
6. "Lacombe, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta". Statistics Canada. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
7. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
8. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4808022 - Lacombe County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-11.

External links

• Official website