Lacombe County

Lacombe County is a municipal district in central 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).

Lacombe County
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division8
Established1944
Incorporated1995
Government
  ReevePaula Law
  Governing body
Lacombe County Council
  • Brenda Knight
  • Dana Kreil
  • Paula Law
  • Rod McDermand
  • Barb Shepherd
  • Keith LeRoy Stephenson
  • Ken Wigmore
  MPBlaine Calkins
  Administrative officewest of Lacombe
Area
 (2021)[2]
  Land2,759.12 km2 (1,065.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total10,283
  Density3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitelacombecounty.com

Geography

Communities and localities

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

Localities

Demographics

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

References

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