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Lethbridge County Alberta Information

Lethbridge County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is in Census Division No. 2 and part of the Lethbridge census agglomeration. It was known as the County of Lethbridge prior to December 4, 2013. Its name was changed in time for 2014 to coincide with its 50th anniversary. _x000D_ Lethbridge County encompasses an area that was originally under the jurisdiction of six municipalities. It was originally formed as the Municipal District of Lethbridge No. 25 on January 1, 1954 by amalgamating the municipal districts of Bright No. 16 and Barons No. 25 and portions of Special Area No. 4, the County of Vulcan No. 2 and the municipal districts of Warner No. 4 and Sugar City No. 5. Ten years later, on January 1, 1964, the Municipal District of Lethbridge No. 25 joined with Lethbridge School Division No. 7 to become the County of Lethbridge No. 26. It subsequently changed its name to the County of Lethbridge on September 6, 2000 and then again to Lethbridge County on December 4, 2013. _x000D_ The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lethbridge County. _x000D_ The following hamlets are located within Lethbridge County. _x000D_ _x000D_ The following localities are located within Lethbridge County. _x000D_ _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lethbridge County had a population of 10,120 living in 2,890 of its 3,136 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 10,237. With a land area of 2,815.66 km2 (1,087.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lethbridge County had a population of 10,353 living in 2,968 of its 3,129 total private dwellings, a 3.1% change from its 2011 population of 10,046. With a land area of 2,836.64 km2 (1,095.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km2 (9.5/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ The economy of the county is primarily agricultural, including the well known “Feedlot Alley”, a 500 km2 area of intensive livestock operations. _x000D_ The county is governed by a council of seven councillors, elected every four years, from seven electoral divisions. The last election was in October 2013. The council chooses a reeve to be their head. It meets in offices located in Lethbridge. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethbridge_County