Beaver County is a

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in central-east

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, Canada. It is centred on

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in the western part of Census Division No. 10. Its municipal office is located in

Ryley Ryley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking. The City of Camrose is approximately south of Ryley. The village was named in 1908 after ...

. Beaver County was incorporated as a

on July 31, 1999, and the name was changed from "County of Beaver No. 9" to "Beaver County".Beaver County municipal profile
- Alberta Municipal Affairs

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Beaver County. ;

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*none ;

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Tofield Tofield is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 14, Highway 834, and Highway 626. Beaverhill Lake is located immediately northeast of the community. History Before 1865, only A ...

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;

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; Summer villages *none The following

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are located within Beaver County. ;

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* Kinsella The following localities are located within Beaver County. ;Localities *Aspen Estates *

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*Beaver Creek Estates *Beaver Meadow Estates *Beaverhill Estates *Birch Grove Estates *Cinnamon Ridge Estates *Country Squire *Dodds *El Greco Estates *Forest Glenn *Haight *Islet Lake Estates *Joyland and Jade Estates *Kingsway Estates * Lindbrook *Lindbrook Estates *Lori Estates *Meadowbrook Estates *Miquelon Estates *Park Glen Estates *Philips *Phillips *

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*Rolling Glory Estates *Royal Glenn Estates *Shonts *Torlea *Whispering Hills

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Beaver County had a population of 5,868 living in 2,180 of its 2,434 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,905. With a land area of , it had a population density of 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 change from its 2011 population of 5,689. With a land area of , it had a population density of 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).

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