Smoky Lake County

Smoky Lake County is a municipal district in north-eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 12, its municipal office is located in the Town of Smoky Lake.

Smoky Lake County
Municipal district
Smoky Lake Vilna Waskatenau Buffalo Lake Kikino Bellis Edwand Spedden Warspite
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 54°07′15″N 112°28′24″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	12
Established	1943
Incorporated	1961 (County)
Government [1]
• Reeve	Lorne Halisky
• Governing body	Smoky Lake County Council
• Administrative office	Smoky Lake
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	3,396.29 km2 (1,311.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	3,874
• Density	1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code	780
Website	smokylakecounty.ab.ca

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Smoky Lake County.[3] Cities none Towns Smoky Lake Villages Vilna Waskatenau Summer villages none

The following hamlets are located within Smoky Lake County.[3] Hamlets Bellis Edwand Spedden Warspite (dissolved from village status in June 2000) The following Métis settlements are located within Smoky Lake County. Buffalo Lake Kikino

The following localities are located within Smoky Lake County.^[4]

Localities

Anning Barich Birchland Resort Bonnie Lake Resort Cache Lake Cadron Cossack Downing Hamlin Kikino Lobstick Settlement Mons Lake Mons Lake Estates[5][6] Mons View Resort[5][6]

North Kotzman Northbank Pakan Parkview Beach Sprucefield Stry Two Lakes Victoria Settlement (also Fort Victoria) Wahstao Wasel Whiteman Beach

Demographics

As a census subdivision in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Smoky Lake County had a population of 3,874 living in 1,500 of its 1,913 total private dwellings, a change of -5.7% from its 2016 population of 4,107. With a land area of 3,396.29 km² (1,311.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (3.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Smoky Lake County had a population of 4,107 living in 1,556 of its 2,248 total private dwellings, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 3,910.^[7] This includes the population of two Métis settlements, Buffalo Lake (712) and Kikino (934),^[8] located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of Smoky Lake County.^[3] With a land area of 3,412.92 km² (1,317.74 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 1.2/km² (3.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[7] Excluding the two Métis settlements, Smoky Lake County had a population of 2,461 in 2016,^[7] a change of 0.1% from its 2011 population of 2,459.^[9]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta