Athabasca County is a

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in north central

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, Canada. It is located northeast of

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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 ;

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Athabasca Athabasca (also Athabaska) is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap-āsk-ā-w (pronounced ), meaning "grass or reeds here and there". Most places named Athabasca are found in Alberta, Canada. Athabasca may a ...

; Villages *

Boyle Boyle is an English, Irish and Scottish surname of Gaelic, Anglo-Saxon or Norman origin. In the northwest of Ireland it is one of the most common family names. Notable people with the surname include: Disambiguation *Adam Boyle (disambiguation), ...

; Summer villages * Bondiss * Island Lake * Island Lake South *

Mewatha Beach Mewatha Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Skeleton Lake, east of Boyle. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Mewatha Beach had ...

South Baptiste South Baptiste is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Baptiste Lake, west of Athabasca. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of South Baptiste ...

* Sunset Beach *

West Baptiste West Baptiste is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Baptiste Lake, west of Athabasca. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of West Baptiste h ...

* Whispering Hills The following hamlets are located within Athabasca County. ; Hamlets * Atmore * Breynat *

Caslan Caslan is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada in Athabasca County. It is south of Highway 55, west of Cold Lake. The first baby in the area was born in 1921. There is a general store that also sells alcohol and gasoline, and a Canada Post out ...

* Colinton *

Donatville Donatville is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is on Highway 63, approximately northeast of Fort Saskatchewan. The community has the name of Donat Gingras, a pioneer citizen. The first school opened in 1915. Dem ...

* Ellscott *

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* Meanook * Perryvale * Rochester * Wandering River The following localities are located within Athabasca County. ;Localities * Amber Valley *

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

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Athabasca County had a population of 6,959 living in 2,832 of its 3,746 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 7,869. With a land area of , it had a population density of 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 change from its 2011 population of 7,662. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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* {{Authority control Municipal districts in Alberta

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

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