Sturgeon County is a
municipal district
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the
Edmonton Metropolitan Region of
Alberta
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, Canada. It is north of
Edmonton
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and west of the
North Saskatchewan River. Sturgeon County is located in
Division No. 11 and was named for the
Sturgeon River.
History
In 1876, the Crown gained title to the land that would later become Sturgeon County in
Treaty 6
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with First Nations. The area was first settled in 1879. The first settlers were several
francophone
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families.
The ''Municipal District (MD) of Sturgeon River No. 90'' was originally incorporated on January 1, 1955 and became the ''County of Sturgeon No. 15'' on January 1, 1961.
It reverted back to the MD of Sturgeon No. 90 on July 12, 1965.
[ Its name was changed to Sturgeon County on April 23, 1997.][
]
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by Sturgeon County.
;
Cities
*
St. Albert
;
Towns
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Origin and use
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Bon Accord
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* The plural of gibbon, an ape in the family Hylobatidae
* Gibbons (surname)
* Gibbons, Alberta
* Gibbons (automobile), a British light car of the 1920s
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Legal
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Morinville
*
Redwater
;
Villages
*none
;
Summer villages
*none
The following
hamlets are located within Sturgeon County.
[
; Hamlets
* Alcomdale
* Calahoo
* Carbondale
*]Cardiff
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* Lamoureux
* Mearns
* Namao
* Pine Sands
* Riviere Qui Barre
* Villeneuve
The following localities are located within Sturgeon County.designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the ...
) or Glory Hills Development
*Golden Heights
*Grandview Heights
*Greenacres Estates
*Hansen Subdivision
*Hanson Subdivision
* Hewitt Estates (designated place)
*Hillsborough Estates
* Hu Haven (designated place)
*Juniper Hill
*Lancaster Park
*Lily Lake Estates
* Lower Manor Estates (designated place)
*MacArthur Siding
*Manor Estates
*Maple Ridge
* Namao (designated place, different than the hamlet of the same name)
**Namao Ridge Estates
**Sturgeon Valley Estates
*New Lunnon
*Noroncal
*North Point
*Nywening
*Osthoff Estates
*Peavey
*Pilon Creek Estates
*Pinewood Estates
*Regency Estates
*Reyda Vista Subdivision
*Richfield Estates
*Riverside Park
*Riviere Qui Barre
*Rol-Ana Park
*Rosal Acres
*Shil Shol
*Silverchief Subdivision
*Skyglen
*St. Albert Settlement
*Strathcona Heights
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Sturgeon County had a population of 20,061 living in 7,021 of its 7,599 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20,495. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Economy
''Sturgeon County's Economic Development Department'' is responsible for promoting business. The organization recognizes the benefits that new businesses can bring to the region. It helps businesses navigate municipal programs and processes, provides consultation services, and offers hands-on solutions to assist local actors at every stage of development.[ ]
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
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*List of municipal districts in Alberta
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References
External links
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{{Authority control
Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Municipal districts in Alberta