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Lacombe County

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Lacombe County
Municipal district
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division8
Established1944
Incorporated1995
Government
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 • ReeveBarb Shepherd
 • Governing body
Lacombe County Council
  • Brenda Knight
  • Dana Kreil
  • Barb Shepherd
  • John Ireland
  • Allan Wilson
  • Dwayne West
  • Ken Weenink
 • MPBlaine Calkins
 • Administrative officewest of Lacombe
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land2,759.12 km2 (1,065.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
10,283
 • Density3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitelacombecounty.com

Lacombe County is a municipal district in Southern Alberta, Canada. It is within Census Division No. 8 north of the City of Red Deer. Its municipal office is 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Highway 2 and the City of Lacombe, and 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the Summer Village of Gull Lake, at the intersection of Highway 12 and Spruceville Road (Range Road 274).

Geography

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Communities and localities

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The following localities are located within Lacombe County.[5]

Localities

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lacombe County had a population of 10,283 living in 3,973 of its 4,616 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 10,343. With a land area of 2,759.12 km2 (1,065.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lacombe County had a population of 10,343 living in 3,890 of its 4,668 total private dwellings, a 0.3% change from its 2011 population of 10,307. With a land area of 2,765.16 km2 (1,067.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lacombe, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta". Statistics Canada. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4808022 - Lacombe County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.{{cite map}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "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.
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