The County of Northern Lights is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located in the Town of Manning.
The municipality recently changed its name from the Municipal District (M.D.) of Northern Lights No. 22 to the County of Northern Lights. The Province of Alberta officially approved the name change on February 3, 2010.
On April 1, 1995, the M.D. of Northern Lights No. 22 was formed through the incorporation of the former Improvement District No. 22 as a municipal district.
Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Northern Lights.
Towns: Manning
Hamlets: Deadwood Dixonville North Star Notikewin
Métis settlements: Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement
Localities:
Chinook Valley Clear Hills Fairacres Hawk Hills Hotchkiss Keg River Kemp River Leddy Scully Creek Smithmill Sweet Water Warrensville Warrensville Centre Weberville
Other places: Carcajou Twin Lakes
Demographics As a census subdivision in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Northern Lights had a population of 4,152 living in 1,559 of its 1,864 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,200. 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, Northern Lights had a population of 4,200 living in 1,538 of its 1,846 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 4,117. This includes the population of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement (544), located within the census subdivision that is a municipality independent of the County of Northern Lights. With a land area of , the census subdivision had a population density of in 2016. Excluding the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, the County of Northern Lights had a population of 3,656 in 2016, a change of from its 2011 population of 3,555.
Attractions Figure Eight Lake Provincial Recreation Area Leddy Lake Provincial Recreation Area Sulphur Lake Provincial Recreation Area Notikewin Provincial Park
See also List of communities in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta
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