Flagstaff County is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada.
Flagstaff County | |
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 St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church | |
 Logo | |
Major communities | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 52°46′21″N 111°41′49″W / 52.77250°N 111.69694°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Planning region | North Saskatchewan |
| Established | 1944 |
| Incorporated | 1968 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Donald Kroetch |
| • Governing body | Flagstaff County Council |
| • Administrative office | Sedgewick |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 3,959.78 km2 (1,528.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,694 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | flagstaff.ab.ca |
It is located in Census Division 7. The county was incorporated in the current boundaries in 1944 as Municipal District of Killam No. 390, name changed a year later to Municipal District of Flagstaff No. 62. It was established as a county in 1968. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Sedgewick.
Geography
editCommunities and localities
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Flagstaff County.[3]
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The following hamlets are located within Flagstaff County.[3] The following localities are located within Flagstaff County.[6]
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Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flagstaff County had a population of 3,694 living in 1,378 of its 1,558 total private dwellings, a change of -0.9% from its 2016 population of 3,728. With a land area of 3,959.78 km2 (1,528.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.4/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Flagstaff County had a population of 3,738 living in 1,380 of its 1,532 total private dwellings, a 4.1% change from its 2011 population of 3,591. With a land area of 4,067.58 km2 (1,570.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.4/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
Infrastructure
edit- Transportation
The area is served by Killam-Sedgewick/Flagstaff Regional Airport.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "O.C. 259/2015". Government of Alberta. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "O.C. 260/2015". Government of Alberta. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4807031 - Flagstaff County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
