Smoky Lake County is a
municipal district in north-eastern
Alberta, Canada. Located in
Census Division No. 12, its
municipal office
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
is located in the
Town of Smoky Lake.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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History
Mu ...
are surrounded by Smoky Lake County.
;
Cities
*none
;
Towns
*
Smoky Lake
;
Villages
*
Vilna
*
Waskatenau
;
Summer villages
*none
The following
hamlets are located within Smoky Lake County.
[
; Hamlets
*]Bellis
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The group is native to Europe, the Mediterranean and northern Africa. One species has been introduced into North America and others into other parts of the world. The genus ...
*Edwand
Edwand is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located north of Highway 28, approximately northeast of Edmonton.
Edward Anderson, an early postmaster, coined the name after his own.
Demographics
Edwand recor ...
* Spedden
* Warspite (dissolved from village status in June 2000)
The following Métis settlement
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s are located within Smoky Lake County.
* Buffalo Lake
* Kikino
The following localities are located within Smoky Lake County.Hamlin Hamlin may refer to:
Places
* Hamlin, Iowa, a city
* Hamlin, Kansas, a city
* Hamlin, Kentucky, a town
* Hamlin, Maine, a town
* Hamlin, Michigan, a former community
* Hamlin, New York, a town
** Hamlin (CDP), New York, a census-designated pl ...
*Kikino
*Lobstick Settlement
*Mons Lake
:*Mons Lake Estates[
*North Kotzman
*Northbank
*Pakan
*Parkview Beach
*Sprucefield
*Stry
*Two Lakes
*Victoria Settlement (also Fort Victoria)
*Wahstao
*Wasel
*Whiteman Beach
]
Demographics
As a
census subdivision in the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Smoky Lake County had a population of 3,874 living in 1,500 of its 1,913 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,107. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a census subdivision in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Smoky Lake County had a population of 4,107 living in 1,556 of its 2,248 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,910.
This includes the population of two
Métis
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settlements,
Buffalo Lake (712) and
Kikino (934),
located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of Smoky Lake County.
[ With a land area of , the census subdivision had a population density of in 2016.][ Excluding the two Métis settlements, Smoky Lake County had a population of 2,461 in 2016,][ a change of from its 2011 population of 2,459.]
See also
* List of communities in Alberta
References
External links
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{{Alberta, RM=yes
Municipal districts in Alberta