Parkland County is a
municipal district
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in central
Alberta
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, Canada. Located west of
Edmonton
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in
Census Division No. 11, its
municipal office, Parkland County Centre, is located north of the Town of
Stony Plain on
Highway 779.
History
;2021 wildfire
In May 2021, a wildfire, originating in
Tomahawk
A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and Europ ...
, was reported. Evacuation orders, spanning from Highway 22 to the west, Township Road 524 to the north, Range Road 63 to the east, and Township Road 510 to the south, were issued on May 5.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by Parkland County.
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Cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
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Spruce Grove
Spruce Grove is a city that is west of Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. The city is adjacent to the Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County.
With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the ninth-largest city in Alberta. T ...
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Towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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Stony Plain
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Villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
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Spring Lake
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Summer villages
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Betula Beach
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Kapasiwin
Kapasiwin () is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the eastern shore of Wabamun Lake, south of Wabamun Lake Provincial Park and the Yellowhead Highway. The name derives from (), the Cree word for "campground". It was known as ...
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Lakeview
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Point Alison
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Seba Beach
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 Parkland County.
[
;]Hamlets
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* Carvel
* Duffield
* Entwistle
* Fallis
* Gainford
* Keephills
*Tomahawk
A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and Europ ...
* Wabamun
The following localities are located within Parkland County.Magnolia
''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...
*Magnolia Bridge
*Mallard Park
* Manly
* Manly Corner
*Manuan Lake
*Marine Drive Estates
*Marra Kesh Estates
*Maude West
*Mayatan Lake Estates
*Mayfair Heights
*Meadow Crest
*Meadow Grove Estates
*Meadow Ridge
*Meadow Run
*Meadowview Park
*Meridian Estates
* Meso West (designated place) or Messo West
*Mewassin
*Michael Park
*Michel Park
*Millham Gardens
*Moon Lake
*Neutral Valley
*Norris Acres
*North Side Acres
*Northleigh
*Northridge Meadows
*Oakwood Estates
*Old Entwistle
* Osborne Acres (designated place)
* Panorama Heights (designated place)
*Paramac Cove
*Paramac Point
*Park Ridge Heights
*Parkland Heights
*Parkland Village
Parkland Village is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It was previously recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada in the 2001 Census of Canada. It is located on Range Road 272, north of Highway 1 ...
**Parkland Village Trailer Ct. North
**Parkland Village Trailer Ct. South
*Parklane Acres
*Parkview Estates
*Parmac Cove
*Parmac Point
*Partridge Heights
*Partridge Place
*Patricia Hills
* Peterburn Estates (designated place) or Peter Burn Estate
*Pine Valley Acres Subdivision
*Pinewood Subdivision
*Poplar Grove
*Prestige Heights
*Princess Estates
*Richie's Point
*Ridgewood Estates
*Riverview Acres
*Rizzie's Point
*Rolling Heights
Rolling Heights is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the east side of Highway 779, north of Highway 16.
Demographics
In the ...
(designated place)
*Rolling Hills
* Rolling Meadows (designated place)
*Rolling View Estates
*Rosewood Beach
*Roslaire Estates
*Royal Park
*Sandy Heights
*Sandy Ridge
*Scenic View Estates
*Shady Acres
*Shannon Meadows
*Sherwin
*Silver Bell Estates
*Silver Bell Heights
*Silver Diamond Estates
*Silver Sands Estates
*Singer Acres
*Singing Hill Estates
*Skyline Gardens
*Smithfield
*Sorensens Park
*South Parkdale
*South Seba Beach
*South Woodland Acres
*Spanish Oaks
*Spring Hills
*Spruce Bluff
*Spruce Ridge
*Spruce Valley Estates
*Sprucehill Park
*Star Lake
*Star Lake Estates
*Stony Brook Gardens
*Stonybrook Gardens
*Summer View Heights
* Sundance Power Plant (designated place) or Sundance
*Sundance Meadows
*Sundown Estates
*Sunnyside Park
* Sunset View Acres (designated place)
*Surrey Lane Acreages
*Swiss Valley
*Terralta Estates
*Tower Acres
*Trafalgar Heights
*Tranquility Hills
*Twin Ravines
*Valaspen Place
*Viewpoint Estates
*Warnock Acres
*Weekend Estates
*Wendel Heights
*Wendel Place
*Wendel Place Park
*West Country Estates
*West Eighty Estates
*West Gentry Estates
*West Hill Acres
*West Lake Estates
*West Parkdale
*West Thirty-Five Estates
* Westbrooke Crescents (designated place) or Westbrook Crescent
*Westering Heights
*Westland Park
*Westward Acres
*Whispering Pines
*Whitewood Sands
*Wild Rose Park
*Willow Park
*Willow Ridge
*Willow Ridge Estates
*Winfield Heights
* Woodbend Crescent (designated place) or Woodbend Crescents
*Woodbend Place
*Woodland Acres
* Woodland Park (designated place)
*Woodridge
*Woodridge Estates
*Yellowhead Estates
;Other places
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Westlake Estates (designated place)
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Parkland County had a population of 32,205 living in 11,914 of its 13,544 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 32,737. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Parkland County had a population of 32,097 living in 11,615 of its 12,910 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 30,568. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Economy
Parkland County's economic development hub is the
Acheson Industrial Area.
Its of land
[ is home to over 200 businesses.]
Attractions
* Wagner Natural Area
* Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary Clifford may refer to:
People
*Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name
*William Kingdon Clifford
*Baron Clifford
*Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
*Baron de Clifford
*Clifford baronets
*Clifford fami ...
* University of Alberta Botanic Garden
The University of Alberta Botanic Garden (formerly the Devonian Botanic Garden) is Alberta's largest botanical garden. It was established in 1959 by the University of Alberta. It is located approximately west of the city of Edmonton, Alberta a ...
* Golf courses: Trestle Creek Golf Resort www.trestlecreek.ca, Cougar Creek Golf Resort, Deer Meadows Golf Course, Devon Valley Golf Course, Edmonton Springs Golf, resort, Grouse Nest Golf Course, Indian Lakes Golf Course, Les Furbur designed Ironhead Golf & Country Club on the Paul First Nation www.ironheadgolfcourse.ca, The Links Spruce Grove, Pineridge Golf Course, The Ranch Golf & Country Club, Stony Plain Golf Course, Whitewood Links Golf & RV Park
* Lakes: Jackfish Lake, Hasse Lake
* Regional Parks and Campgrounds: Chickakoo Lake Park, KoKoMoKo, Ascot Beach Park, Rich's Point Park, Muir Lake Park, Constable Chelsey Robinson Day Use Park
* Wabamun Provincial Park
Wabamun Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada.
It is located on the north-eastern shore of Wabamun Lake, near the hamlet of Wabamun, Alberta, Wabamun, bordering the Alberta Highway 16, Yellowhead Highway.
Activities
The f ...
* Pembina River Provincial Park
Pembina River Provincial Park is a provincial park in central Alberta, Canada.
It is located between the towns of Entwistle and Evansburg, a short distance from the Yellowhead Highway. The short 16A highway spur crosses the southern edge of th ...
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
*List of municipal districts in Alberta
A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, etc. ...
References
External links
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Municipal districts in Alberta