Woodlands County

Woodlands County is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 13, its municipal office is located outside but adjacent to the Town of Whitecourt. A second municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Fort Assiniboine.^[3]

Woodlands County
Municipal district
Welcome sign
Whitecourt Blue Ridge Fort Assiniboine Goose Lake Windfall
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 54°08′34″N 115°41′7″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	13
Established	1994
Incorporated	1999 (County)
Government [1]
• Mayor	John Burrows
• Governing body	Woodlands County Council
• Administrative office	adjacent to Whitecourt
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	7,599.52 km2 (2,934.19 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	4,558
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	woodlands.ab.ca

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Woodlands County.[4] Cities none Towns Whitecourt Villages none Summer villages none

The following hamlets are located within Woodlands County.[4] Hamlets Blue Ridge Fort Assiniboine Goose Lake

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

Localities

Anselmo Benbow Corbett Creek Doris Freeman River Highway Hurdy Knight

Lombell Lone Pine Lonira Silver Creek Timeu Topland Windfall

Demographics

Windfall gas plant in Woodlands County

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had a population of 4,558 living in 1,739 of its 1,991 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 4,744. With a land area of 7,599.52 km² (2,934.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had a population of 4,754 living in 1,812 of its 1,950 total private dwellings, a 10.4% change from its 2011 population of 4,306. With a land area of 7,669.13 km² (2,961.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

Education

The county is within the Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.^[7]

See also

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