Vulcan County is a municipal district in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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It is located in Census Division 6

Division No. 6, Alberta

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. The current boundaries of the municipality were set in 1951. The seat of the county

County

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 is in the Town of Vulcan

Vulcan, Alberta

Vulcan is a town located midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge on Highway 23, in the prairies of southern Alberta, Canada. The population of the town was 1,940 in 2006, and the population of the county, which is also named Vulcan, was 3,718. The town's economy is mainly tourism and...

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Demographics

The population of Vulcan County according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,830.

In 2006, Vulcan County had a population of 3,718 living in 1,446 dwellings

House

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, a 1.6% decrease from 2001. The county has a land area of 5430.06 km² (2,096.6 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.7 /km2.

In 2001, Vulcan County had a population of 3,778 in 1,348 dwellings, a 0.8% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 5,429.62 km² it had a density of 0.7 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Vulcan
  Vulcan, Alberta
  Vulcan is a town located midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge on Highway 23, in the prairies of southern Alberta, Canada. The population of the town was 1,940 in 2006, and the population of the county, which is also named Vulcan, was 3,718. The town's economy is mainly tourism and...
  
  

Villages

• Arrowwood
• Carmangay
• Champion
  Champion, Alberta
  Champion is a village in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located on Highway 23, approximately north of Lethbridge and south of Calgary, Alberta.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Lomond
• Milo

Hamlets

• Anastasia
• Brant
  Brant, Alberta
  Brant is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located south of Highway 23, approximately southeast of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Ensign
  Ensign, Alberta
  Ensign is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located approximately south of Highway 23 and southeast of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Farrow
  Farrow, Alberta
  Farrow is an unincorporated community in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada. The community is located 5 km off of Highway 24 on Township road 202, about 25 km north of Vulcan and 82 km southeast of the City of Calgary. The community has been completely abandoned and is now owned by a...
  
  
• Herronton
  Herronton, Alberta
  Herronton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located north of Highway 23, approximately southeast of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Kirkcaldy
  Kirkcaldy, Alberta
  Kirkcaldy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located west of Highway 23, approximately southeast of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Mossleigh
  Mossleigh, Alberta
  Mossleigh is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located on Highway 24, approximately southeast of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Queenstown
  Queenstown, Alberta
  Queenstown is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located approximately south of Highway 1 and southeast of Calgary.- Climate :- References :...
  
  
• Shouldice
  Shouldice, Alberta
  Shouldice is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located approximately south of Highway 1 and southeast of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Travers
  Travers, Alberta
  Travers is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located approximately southwest of Highway 1 and southwest of Brooks.- References :...
  
  

External links

• Vulcan County - Official site