Westlock County

Westlock County is a county-level municipality in central Alberta north of Edmonton. The county was formerly known as the M.D. of Westlock No 92, and was created in 1943.

The county lies the boundry of two of Canada's largest watershed basins, to the north is the Athabasca River which drains into the Arctic Ocean via the Mackenzie River. To the south is the Sturgeon River which drains via the North Saskatchewan in to Hudson's Bay.

Comunities

Incorporated

Note: These communities are incorporated, meaning they have their own municipal government seperate from the county. Statistics for the county do not include these communities.

• Town of Westlock
• Village of Clyde

Others

Note: This catagory includes halmets, summer villages, and rural communities, they are unincorporated which means they are governed directly by the county.

• Pickardville
• Busby
• Linaria
• Rossington
• Vimy
• Tawatinaw
• Rochester
• Jarvie
• Flatbush
• Pibroch
• Chisholm
• Dapp
• Larkspur

Population

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

• Population: 6,859 (2001);
• % Change (1996-2001): -1.4
• Dwellings: 2,634
• Area (sq. km.): 3,168.21
• Density (persons per sq. km.): 2.2

The county consists of 316 677 hectares (1 200 sqare miles or 3 128 km2) with a population of 6 958. Approximately 1 300 farmers in the County grow crops and raise livestock on 297 385 hectares (734 829 acres) with a combined investment of over C$500 million in land, buildings, equipment and livestock.

The municpal goverment consists of a reeve and six other elected councillors work with a permanent staff of 32.

In 2001, 295 of the county's residence idenfied as being Aboriginal.

Official Website:

• http://www.westlockcounty.com/

	North: Athabasca County No. 12, Lesser Slave River No. 124
West: Woodlands County, Barrhead County	Westlock County Westlock County completely surrounds Westlock, and Clyde.	East: Thorhild County No. 7
	South: Strugeon County

References

• http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Search/SearchForm_Results.cfm?Lang=E
• http://www.aamdc.com/Policy/CommonGround/MemberDirectory/member%20history/member_history_westlock.htm