Two Hills County No. 21, Alberta
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The County of Two Hills No. 21 is a municipal district in east-central Alberta
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It is located in Census Division 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 :...

. The county was formed in 1963, from the Municipal District of Eagle No. 81 and the Two Hills School Division. The seat of the county is in the Town of Two Hills
Two Hills, Alberta
Two Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :...

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Demographics

In 2006, the County of Two Hills No. 21 had a population of 2,801 living in 1,194 dwellings
House
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, a 7.2% increase from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 2630.95 km² (1,015.8 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
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 of 1.1 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 2,614 in 1,356 dwellings, a 5% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 2,629.40 km² it had a density of 1 inhabitant/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns
  • Two Hills
    Two Hills, Alberta
    Two Hills is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 45 and Highway 36. Two Hills is primarily an agriculture-based community.- Demographics :...



Villages
  • Myrnam
    Myrnam, Alberta
    Myrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.-History:...

  • Willingdon
    Willingdon, Alberta
    Willingdon is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Two Hills County, 117 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.- Demographics :...



Hamlets
  • Beauvallon
    Beauvallon, Alberta
    Beauvallon is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...

  • Brosseau
    Brosseau, Alberta
    Brosseau is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 36, southwest of St. Paul.- References :...

  • Derwent
    Derwent, Alberta
    Derwent is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately north of Vermilion.Derwent dissolved from village status to become a hamlet on September 1, 2010...

     (dissolved from village status on September 1, 2010)
  • Duvernay
    Duvernay, Alberta
    Duvernay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located at the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 29, approximately southwest of St. Paul.- References :...

  • Hairy Hill
    Hairy Hill, Alberta
    Hairy Hill is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately east of Edmonton.- References :...

     (dissolved from village status in 1996)
  • Morecambe
    Morecambe, Alberta
    Morecambe is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located south of Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...

  • Musidora
    Musidora, Alberta
    Musidora is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21. It is located on Highway 45, approximately northwest of Lloydminster.- References :...



Other unincorporated communities
  • Boian
    Boian, Alberta
    Boian, is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the floodplain of the North Saskatchewan River, 6 km east of Willingdon, in Two Hills County...


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