Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688.
On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County.
<div style="width:70%"> The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Northern Sunrise County.
The following hamlets are located within Northern Sunrise County.
The following localities are located within Northern Sunrise County.
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 1,711 living in 658 of its 765 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,921. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 1,891 living in 712 of its 798 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,791. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Northern Sunrise County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 1,933, a change from its 2011 municipal census population of 2,133. A shadow population count also occurred at the same time as its 2013 municipal census, which counted an additional non-permanent population of 592 for a combined 2013 population of 2,525.
Northern Sunrise County has six councilors, one for each of the following wards:
The reeve is appointed from among the elected councilors.