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Parkland County Alberta Information

Parkland County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. Located west of Edmonton in Census Division No. 11, its municipal office, Parkland County Centre, is located 0.25 km (0.16 mi) north of the Town of Stony Plain on Highway 779. _x000D_ In May 2021, a wildfire, originating in Tomahawk, was reported. Evacuation orders, spanning from Highway 22 to the west, Township Road 524 to the north, Range Road 63 to the east, and Township Road 510 to the south, were issued on May 5. _x000D_ The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Parkland County. _x000D_ The following hamlets are located within Parkland County. _x000D_ _x000D_ The following localities are located within Parkland County. _x000D_ _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Parkland County had a population of 32,205 living in 11,914 of its 13,544 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 32,737. With a land area of 2,375.67 km2 (917.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.6/km2 (35.1/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Parkland County had a population of 32,097 living in 11,615 of its 12,910 total private dwellings, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 30,568. With a land area of 2,390.23 km2 (922.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.4/km2 (34.8/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ Parkland County’s economic development hub is the Acheson Industrial Area. Its 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of land is home to over 200 businesses. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkland_County