The County of Vermilion River is a

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located in the eastern part of central

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, Canada in Census Division No. 10. The municipal district was formerly named the County of Vermilion River No. 24 prior to an official name change that became effective on September 13, 2006. The administrative offices of the County of Vermilion River are located at Kitscoty. The Vermilion River flows through the County and is the namesake of the region. The

Yellowhead Highway The Yellowhead Highway (french: Route Yellowhead) is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton. It stretches across the four western ...

and

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are major transportation routes in the County. Several communities in the County such as

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and Kitscoty are serviced by

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Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Vermilion River. ;

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(Alberta portion) ;

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;

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* Kitscoty (location of municipal office) * Marwayne * Paradise Valley ; Summer villages *none The following

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

are located within the County of Vermilion River. ;

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Blackfoot The Blackfoot Confederacy, ''Niitsitapi'' or ''Siksikaitsitapi'' (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or " Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Bla ...

* Clandonald *

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* McLaughlin * Rivercourse * Streamstown * Tulliby Lake The following localities are located within the County of Vermilion River. ;Localities * Alcurve * Auburndale *Borradaile *Claysmore *Coop Trailer Park *Dina *Earlie *Grandview Estates *Greenlawn *Hazeldine *Hindville *Indian Lake Meadows *Koknee *Landonville * Lea Park *McDonaldville *Morningold Estates *Moyerton *New Lindsay *Oxville *Ridgeclough *Robinwood Acres *Sidcup *Silver Birch Farms *South Ferriby *Staplehurst *Tolland *Vanesti *Wildmere *Willowlea

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the County of Vermilion River had a population of 7,994 living in 2,996 of its 3,320 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 8,453. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Vermilion River had a population of 8,267 living in 2,981 of its 3,268 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 7,905. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. The population of the County of Vermilion River according to its 2015 municipal census is 8,116, a change from its 2008 municipal census population of 7,900.

Attractions

Several

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s are located in the county, among them ''Lloydminster Golf and Country Club'', ''Lea Park Golf Club'', ''Rolling Green Fairways Golf Course & Campground'', ''Paradise Valley Golf Course'' and ''Vermilion Golf Course''. Campgrounds are found at Jubilee Regional Park,

Vermilion Provincial Park Vermilion Provincial Park is a provincial park located in east-central Alberta, Canada, in the County of Vermilion River. It is located on the outskirts of the town of Vermilion, which is at the junction of Highways 16 (Yellowhead) and 41 (Buff ...

, Nothing Barred Ranch and Iron River Ranch. The ''Vermilion Heritage Museum''Vermilion Heritage Museum
is located in the town of

. Other museums include ''Climbing Through Time Museum'' in Paradise Valley, ''Dewberry Valley Museum'' in

and ''Morrison Museum of the Country School'' in

. The Lea Park Professional Rodeo is held every yer in June. Other recreational activities are

hiking Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...

in the Vermilion Provincial Park and Nothing Barred Ranch (

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

in winter),

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

for

rainbow trout The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...

at the Vermilion Provincial Park Trout Pond or

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

and

perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...

at Raft Lake.

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