Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior to an official renaming on December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the County of Athabasca No. 12.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Athabasca County. Cities none Towns Athabasca Villages Boyle Summer villages Bondiss Island Lake Island Lake South Mewatha Beach South Baptiste Sunset Beach West Baptiste Whispering HillsThe following hamlets are located within Athabasca County. Hamlets Atmore Breynat Caslan Colinton Donatville Ellscott Grassland Meanook Perryvale Rochester Wandering River

The following localities are located within Athabasca County.

Localities

Amber Valley Amesbury Athabasca Acres Athabasca Landing Settlement Balay Subdivision Baptiste Lake Big Coulee Blue Jay Century Estates Coolidge Dakin Deep Creek Frains Glenshaw Grosmont Kinikinik LahaievilleLincoln Lyall Subdivision McNabb's Meadowbrook Meanock O'Morrow Paxson Pine Grove Estates Pleasant View Prosperity Richmond Park Sarrail Sawdy Spruce Valley West Wind Trailer Park White Gull Lakes North Buck Lake

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 6,959 living in 2,832 of its 3,746 total private dwellings, a change of -11.6% from its 2016 population of 7,869. With a land area of 6,111.3 km2 (2,359.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Athabasca County had a population of 7,869 living in 3,067 of its 4,093 total private dwellings, a 2.7% change from its 2011 population of 7,662. With a land area of 6,124.43 km2 (2,364.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km2 (3.3/sq mi) in 2016.

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population groupPopulation% of total population
White6,65087.7%
Visible minority group Source:South Asian00%
Chinese150.2%
Black350.5%
Filipino200.3%
Latin American00%
Arab150.2%
Southeast Asian250.3%
West Asian00%
Korean00%
Japanese150.2%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00%
Multiple visible minority00%
Total visible minority population1251.6%
Aboriginal group Source:First Nations3104.1%
Métis5006.6%
Inuit00%
Aboriginal, n.i.e.00%
Multiple Aboriginal identity00%
Total Aboriginal population81010.7%
Total population7,585100%

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