Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.
Clear Hills County | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 17 |
| Established | 1995 |
| Incorporated | 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Amber Bean |
| • Governing body | Clear Hills County Council |
| • Administrative office | Worsley |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 15,025.54 km2 (5,801.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,006 |
| • Density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | clearhillscounty.ab.ca |
In 1950, the massive Chinchaga fire burned through much of the region.[3]
On January 1, 2006, the name was changed from Municipal District of Clear Hills No. 21 to Clear Hills County.[4]
Geography
Communities and localities
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clear Hills County had a population of 3,006 living in 930 of its 1,107 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 3,018. With a land area of 15,025.54 km2 (5,801.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clear Hills County had a population of 3,023 living in 938 of its 1,062 total private dwellings, a 7.9% change from its 2011 population of 2,801. With a land area of 15,125.49 km2 (5,839.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
Clear Hills County's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 2,829,[8] a 4.7% decrease over its 2008 municipal census population of 2,970.[9]
