County of Grande Prairie No. 1

This article is about the rural municipality and is not to be confused with the city of Grande Prairie, which it surrounds.

The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19.

County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Municipal district
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Nickname:  Alberta's First County
Grande Prairie Wembley Beaver- lodge Sexsmith Hythe Clairmont Horse Lakes Teepee Creek La Glace
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Planning region	Upper Peace
Established	1943
Incorporated	1951
Government [1]
• Reeve	Leanne Beaupre
• Governing body	County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council Leanne Beaupre Corey Beck Daryl Beeston Harold Bulford Peter Harris Bob Marshall Karen Rosvold Ross Sutherland Linda Dianne Waddy
• Administrator	Joulia Whittleton
• Administrative office	Clairmont
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	5,790.59 km2 (2,235.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	23,769
• Density	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	countygp.ab.ca

It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British Columbia.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[3][4] Cities Grande Prairie Towns Beaverlodge Sexsmith Wembley Villages none Summer villages none

The following hamlets are located within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[4] Hamlets Bezanson Buffalo Lakes Clairmont Demmitt Dimsdale Elmworth Goodfare Halcourt Huallen Hythe La Glace Lymburn Teepee Creek Valhalla Centre Wedgewood

The following localities are located within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.^[5]

Localities

Albright Aspen Ridge Estates Aspen Ridge Subdivision Bad Heart Bear Lake Brainard Bredin Clairmont Trailer Court Fitzsimmons Flying Shot Flyingshot Lake Settlement (designated place and settlement) Glen Leslie Grande Prairie Aerodrome Gundy Hayfield Hazelmere Hermit Lake

Hilltop Estates Hinton Trail Hockey Estates Homestead J D Barr Subdivision J.D. Renton Subdivision J.D. Willis Subdivision Kleskun Hill Lake Saskatoon Lakeview Estates Leighmore Lynburn Mansfield Subdivision Maple Grove Morgan's Mountain Subdivision Mount Valley Mountainside Acres

Mountainside Estates Niobe Nordhagen Subdivision Pine Valley Estates Pine Valley Subdivision Pipestone Creek Poplar Hill Research Station Richmond Hill Estates Richmond Subdivision Rio Grande Riverview Pines Estates Riverview Pines Subdivision (designated place) Sandy Lane Sandy Lanes Sandy Ridge Estates

Shaver Silvestre Smoky Heights South Pine Valley Estates Sprucewood Subdivision Swan City Trailer Court (designated place) Sylvester The Dunes Triple-L-Trailer Court (designated place) Valhalla Webster Willow Wood Subdivision Willowood Estates Windsor Creek Woodlake Estates Woodland Acres

Horse Lakes 152B is an Indian reserve within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.

Demographics

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	10,126	—
1956	8,899	−12.1%
1961	8,803	−1.1%
1966	8,697	−1.2%
1971	8,496	−2.3%
1976	9,147	+7.7%
1981	12,078	+32.0%
1986	12,075	−0.0%
1991	12,314	+2.0%
1996	13,537	+9.9%
2001	15,638	+15.5%
2006	17,970	+14.9%
2011	19,724	+9.8%
2016	22,303	+13.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 had a population of 23,769 living in 8,354 of its 9,075 total private dwellings, a change of 5.6% from its 2016 population of 22,502. With a land area of 5,790.59 km² (2,235.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.1/km² (10.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 had a population of 22,303 living in 7,684 of its 8,291 total private dwellings, a 13.1% change from its 2011 population of 19,724. With a land area of 5,802.21 km² (2,240.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.8/km² (10.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[13]

The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 conducted a municipal census in 2012, which resulted in an estimated population of 21,157,^[14] a 17.6% increase over its 2006 municipal census population of 17,989.^[15]

See also

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