Starland County is a

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located in

southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Starland County. ;

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*none ;

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* Delia * Morrin (location of municipal office) * Munson ; Summer villages *none The following

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are located within Starland County. ;

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* Craigmyle *

Michichi Michichi () is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada, within Starland County. It is located south of Highway 9, approximately northeast of Calgary. The name ''Michichi'' derives from the Cree word ( 'hand'), a reference to the nearby Hand ...

* Rowley * Rumsey (dissolved from village status in 1995) The following localities are located within Starland County. ;Localities *Dinosaur *Dowling Lake *

Gartly Gartly ( sco, Gairtlie, gd, Gartaidh) is an inland hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is several miles south of the town of Huntly, and sits on the River Bogie, a tributary of the River Deveron. The parish in which it is located also takes i ...

*Rainbow *Stonelaw *Verdant Valley *Victor

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Starland County had a population of 1,821 living in 588 of its 679 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,066. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Starland County had a population of 2,066 living in 611 of its 693 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,057. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Starland County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 2,071.

Attractions

Horsethief Canyon from the parking lot 3

*McLaren Dam Recreation Area *Michichi Dam Recreation Area *Starland Recreation Area

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* {{Alberta, RM=yes Municipal districts in Alberta

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