Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada. It is the only municipal district within Alberta census division No. 14.
History
- 1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No. 94 on January 1.
- 1998: The name changed to Yellowhead County on July 8.
- 1998: Evansburg dissolved as a village, and became part of Yellowhead Municipal District on June 30.
Geography
Communities and localities
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Yellowhead County.
Cities
Towns
Villages
Summer villages
The following hamlets are located within Yellowhead County.
Hamlets
The following localities are located within Yellowhead County.
Localities
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.</div>
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 from its 2016 population of 10,995. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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 change from its 2011 population of 10,469. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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