LAKELAND COUNTY, ALBERTA

'Lakeland County' is a county in Division No. 12 in the north-east of Alberta, Canada.
The county was incorporated on Jul 01, 1998, from the northern part of the Municipal District of Bonnyville.
The economy is based around the oil and gas industry, agriculture and tourism. Some sawmills are also present.

Contents

Demographics

Communities

Attractions

References

External links

Demographics

As of 2001 Lakeland County had a population of 4,959, spread across 16,292.70 km²(''Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census''^[1]
In 2006, Lakeland County had a population of 6,365 living in 3,158 dwellings, a 20.0% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of and a population density of .

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district^[2]:
'Towns'

★ Lac la Biche (County Seat)
'Hamlets'

★ Beaver Lake

★ Hylo

★ Plamondon (dissolved as a village in 2002 and included in the county)

★ Venice
Several First Nations settlements are also located in this county.

Attractions

★ Lakeland Provincial Park

★ Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park

★ Campgrounds: Kinsmen Park Beaver Lake Group Camp Area, Fork Lake, Elinor Lake Resort, Fish’N Friends Beaver Lake Campground, Young’s Beach Campground, Plamondon White Sands, Spruce Point Resort, Diesel Own Hoot Cabins & Campgrounds, Steepbank Wilderness Resort

★ Community halls in Owl River, Hylo, Rich Lake, Craigend and Plamondon

★ Golf: Lac La Biche Golf and Country Club

References

1. Lakeland County community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
2. Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs

External links

★ Lakeland County - official website

★ Alberta First - Lakeland County Facts and Statistics