PARKLAND COUNTY, ALBERTA

'Parkland County' is a county municipality in central Alberta, Canada.
It is located west of Edmonton in Census Division No. 11, along the Parkland Highway. The county seat, Parkland County Center, is located immediately north of Stony Plain.^[1]

Contents

Demographics

Attractions

Communities

References

External links

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census^[2]:

★ Population: 27,252 (2001); 29,679 (2005)

★ % Change (1996-2001): 8.0

★ Dwellings: 10,444

★ Area (km²): 2,400.5

★ Density (persons per km²): 11.4
In 2006, Parkland County had a population of 29,265 living in 11,064 dwellings, a 7.5% increase from 2001. The countyhas a land area of and a population density of .

Attractions

★ Alberta Fairytale Grounds

★ Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary

★ Devonian Botanic Garden

★ Golf courses: Cougar Creek Golf Resort, Deer Meadows Golf Course, Devon Valley Golf Course, Edmonton Springs Golf , esort, Grouse Nest Golf Course, Indian Lakes Golf Course, Ironhead Golf Course, 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

★ Regional Parks and Campgrounds: Chickakoo Lake Park, KoKoMoKo, Ascot Beach Park, Rich's Point Park, Muir Lake Park

★ Wabamun Provincial Park

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district^[3]:
;Towns

★ Stony Plain
;Villages

★ Spring Lake

★ Wabamun
;Summer Villages

★ Betula Beach

★ Kapasiwin

★ Lakeview

★ Point Alison

★ Seba Beach
;Hamlets

★ Carvel

★ Duffield

★ Entwistle

★ Fallis

★ Gainford

★ Keephills

★ Tomahawk

References

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

External links

★ Official site