Beaver County, Alberta
| Beaver County | |
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 Location of the region in Alberta
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Canada |
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Alberta
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| Administrative headquarters | Riley |
| Coordinates : | 53 ° 15 ′ N , 112 ° 14 ′ W |
| Residents | 5,905 (as of 2016) |
| surface | 3,317.57 km² |
| Population density | 1.8 inhabitants / km² |
| founding | February 1, 1943 |
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC −7) Mountain Daylight Time ( UTC −6, daylight saving time) |
Beaver County is a so-called municipal district in the Central Alberta region in the Canadian province of Alberta . It is within the Census Division No. 10.
geography
Beaver County has 5,905 inhabitants and an area of 3,317.57 km² (as of 2016). The administrative seat is Ryley with 483 inhabitants (2016). The largest places are the city of Tofield with 2,081 inhabitants and the city of Viking with 1,083 inhabitants (as of 2016).
history
Beaver County was established as an administrative unit in 1943. The Municipal District has the term County in its name, although this type of administrative unit was abolished in Alberta in 1999. The official name changed from "County of Beaver No. 9" to "Beaver County".
See also
Web links
- Municipal Boundary Map on Alberta Municipal Affairs
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) ( Engl. ) Statistics Canada . February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ↑ Beaver County municipal profile ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Alberta Municipal Affairs
