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. 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 *

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;

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* Ryley ; Summer villages *none The following

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

are located within Beaver County. ;

Hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

Bruce The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

Kinsella Kinsella is a surname of Irish language, Irish Gaelic origin, developed from the original form ''Cinnsealach'', meaning "proud". The Kinsella sept is native in part of the modern County Wexford in Leinster, a district formerly called the Kinsella ...

The following

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

Demographics

In the

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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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