Beaver County is a municipal district in central-east Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is centred around Holden

Holden, Alberta

Holden is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located south of Vegreville. The village is named after former Alberta MLA James Holden.-Demographics:...

, and has the municipal seat in Ryley

Ryley, Alberta

Ryley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking...

, in the western part of Census Division No. 10

Division No. 10, Alberta

Division No. 10 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the east-central portion of central Alberta and includes Alberta's portion of the City of Lloydminster.- Census subdivisions :...

.

Beaver County was incorporated as a municipal district

Municipal district

A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....

 on July 31, 1999, and the name was changed from "County of Beaver No. 9" to "Beaver County".

Demographics

In 2009, Beaver County had a population of 5,630 living in 2,291 dwellings

House

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.

In 2006, Beaver County had a population of 5,676 living in 2,126 dwellings, a 0.6% increase from 2001. The county has a land area of 3319.1 km² (1,281.5 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.7 /km2.

In 2001, 5,644 people were living in 2,094 dwellings, a 0.3% decrease in population from 1996. With a land area of 3,316.68 km², Beaver County had a population density of 1.7 /km².

Communities

• Towns: Tofield
  Tofield, Alberta
  Tofield is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 14, Highway 834, and Highway 626. Beaverhill Lake lies immediately north-east of the community....
  
  , Viking
  Viking, Alberta
  - Notable people :*Cory Clouston - former head coach of the Ottawa Senators*Don Mazankowski - former cabinet minister under Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney...
  
  
• Villages: Ryley
  Ryley, Alberta
  Ryley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking...
  
  , Holden
  Holden, Alberta
  Holden is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located south of Vegreville. The village is named after former Alberta MLA James Holden.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Hamlets: Bruce
  Bruce, Alberta
  Bruce is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Beaver County. It is located along Highway 14 between Viking and Ryley, approximately east of Edmonton, and has an elevation of ....
  
  , Kinsella
  Kinsella, Alberta
  - References :...
  
  

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).

External links

• Official webpage