Woodlands County is a municipal district in north-central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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.

It is located in Census Division 13

Division No. 13, Alberta

Division No. 13 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in the north-central portion of central Alberta, while the northeast portion of the division is located within northern Alberta...

. The municipal seat is in the Town of Whitecourt

Whitecourt, Alberta

Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....

, while a regional administrative office is also located in the Hamlet of Fort Assiniboine.

Demographics

In 2006, Woodlands County had a population of 4,158 living in 1,667 dwellings

House

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, a 8.9% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 7668.11 km² (2,960.7 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.5 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 3,818 in 1,448 dwellings, a 3.2% increase from 1996. On a surface of 7,668.12 km² it had a density of 0.5 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Whitecourt
  Whitecourt, Alberta
  Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....
  
  

Hamlets

• Blue Ridge
  Blue Ridge, Alberta
  Blue Ridge is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located on Highway 658, north of Highway 43 and south of the Athabasca River...
  
  
• Fort Assiniboine
• Goose Lake
  Goose Lake, Alberta
  Goose Lake, also known as Lone Pine, is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located approximately northeast of Highway 43 and northwest of Edmonton....
  
  

External links

• Woodlands County - Official site