Beaver County, Alberta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Beaver County
Municipal district
Killean Farms Ltd. grain elevator in Shonts
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Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Established	1943
Incorporated	1958
Area  (2021)
• Land	3,219.74 km2 (1,243.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,868
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal code span	T0B

Beaver County is a municipal district in central-east Alberta, Canada. It is centred on Holden in the western part of Census Division No. 10. Its municipal office is located in Ryley.

Beaver County was incorporated as a municipal district on July 31, 1999, and the name was changed from "County of Beaver No. 9" to "Beaver County".

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver County had a population of 5,868 living in 2,180 of its 2,434 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 5,905. With a land area of 3,219.74 km² (1,243.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.7/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver County had a population of 5,905 living in 2,177 of its 2,381 total private dwellings, a 3.8% change from its 2011 population of 5,689. With a land area of 3,317.57 km² (1,280.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km² (4.7/sq mi) in 2016.

Attractions

Two parks with campgrounds are located in the county's limits, Black Nugget Lake (located between Tofield and Ryley, south of Highway 14) and Camp Lake (located east of Viking, between Kinsella and Innisfree).

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Beaver (Alberta) para niños