Athabasca County

Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior to an official renaming on December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the County of Athabasca No. 12.^[3]

Athabasca County
Municipal district
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Athabasca Boyle Rochester Wandering River Atmore Caslan Ellscott Grassland Meanook Perryvale Major communities
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Planning region	Upper Athabasca
Established	1947
Incorporated	1959 (County)
Government [1]
• Reeve	Brian Hall
• Governing body	Joe Gerlach Natasha Kapitaniuk Ashtin Anderson Tracy Holland Gary Cromwell Kelly Chamzuk Rob Minns Camille Wallach
• CAO	Bob Beck
• Administrative office	Athabasca
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	6,111.3 km2 (2,359.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	6,959
• Density	1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	Official website

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Athabasca County.[4] Cities none Towns Athabasca Villages Boyle Summer villages Bondiss Island Lake Island Lake South Mewatha Beach South Baptiste Sunset Beach West Baptiste Whispering Hills

The following hamlets are located within Athabasca County.[4] Hamlets Atmore Breynat Caslan Colinton Donatville Ellscott Grassland Meanook Perryvale Rochester Wandering River

The following localities are located within Athabasca County.^[5]

Localities

Amber Valley Amesbury Athabasca Acres Athabasca Landing Settlement Balay Subdivision Baptiste Lake Big Coulee Blue Jay Century Estates Coolidge Dakin Deep Creek Frains Glenshaw Grosmont Kinikinik Lahaieville

Lincoln Lyall Subdivision McNabb's Meadowbrook Meanock O'Morrow Paxson Pine Grove Estates Pleasant View Prosperity Richmond Park Sarrail Sawdy Spruce Valley West Wind Trailer Park White Gull Lakes North Buck Lake

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 6,959 living in 2,832 of its 3,746 total private dwellings, a change of -11.6% from its 2016 population of 7,869. With a land area of 6,111.3 km² (2,359.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (2.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 7,869 living in 3,067 of its 4,093 total private dwellings, a 2.7% change from its 2011 population of 7,662. With a land area of 6,124.43 km² (2,364.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km² (3.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population group		Population	% of total population
White		6,650	87.7%
Visible minority group Source:[7]	South Asian	0	0%
	Chinese	15	0.2%
	Black	35	0.5%
	Filipino	20	0.3%
	Latin American	0	0%
	Arab	15	0.2%
	Southeast Asian	25	0.3%
	West Asian	0	0%
	Korean	0	0%
	Japanese	15	0.2%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	0	0%
	Multiple visible minority	0	0%
Total visible minority population		125	1.6%
Aboriginal group Source:[8]	First Nations	310	4.1%
	Métis	500	6.6%
	Inuit	0	0%
	Aboriginal, n.i.e.	0	0%
	Multiple Aboriginal identity	0	0%
Total Aboriginal population		810	10.7%
Total population		7,585	100%

See also

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