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
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Etymology
The name comes from Powhatan langu ...
, 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
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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 Stony Plain, Alberta, Town of Stony Plain and is surrounded by Parkland County.
With a 2021 population of 37,645, Spruce Grove is the List of cit ...
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Towns
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Stony Plain
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Villages
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Spring Lake
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Summer villages
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Betula Beach
Betula Beach is a summer village on Wabamun Lake in Alberta, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Betula Beach had a population of 27 living in 14 of its 46 total private ...
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Kapasiwin
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Lakeview
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Point Alison
Point Alison is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Wabamun Lake, and south of the Hamlet of Wabamun.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of ...
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Seba Beach
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The following
hamlets
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are located within Parkland County.
[
;]Hamlets
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* Carvel
* Duffield
* Entwistle
* Fallis
* Gainford
* Keephills
*Tomahawk
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Etymology
The name comes from Powhatan langu ...
* Wabamun
The following localities
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
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* Suburbs and localitie ...
are located within Parkland County.Magnolia
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*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 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 (designated place)
*Rolling Hills
*Rolling Meadows
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History
In 1836, Orrin Ford became the first landowner in the area that is now Rolling Meadows, stak ...
(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
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, 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
* University of Alberta Botanic Garden
* 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, Wabaman 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
* Pembina River Provincial Park
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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 the ...
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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Municipal districts in Alberta