The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19.
County of Grande Prairie No. 1 | |
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| Nickname: Alberta's First County | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Peace |
| Established | 1943 |
| Incorporated | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Leanne Beaupre |
| • Governing body | County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Council
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| • Administrator | Joulia Whittleton |
| • Administrative office | Clairmont |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 5,790.59 km2 (2,235.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,769 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | countygp.ab.ca |
It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British Columbia.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following localities are located within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.[5]
- Localities
Horse Lakes 152B is an Indian reserves located within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1951 | 10,126 | — |
| 1956 | 8,899 | −12.1% |
| 1961 | 8,803 | −1.1% |
| 1966 | 8,697 | −1.2% |
| 1971 | 8,496 | −2.3% |
| 1976 | 9,147 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 12,078 | +32.0% |
| 1986 | 12,075 | −0.0% |
| 1991 | 12,314 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 13,537 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 15,638 | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 17,970 | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 19,724 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 22,303 | +13.1% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 had a population of 23,769 living in 8,354 of its 9,075 total private dwellings, a change of 5.6% from its 2016 population of 22,502. With a land area of 5,790.59 km2 (2,235.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.1/km2 (10.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 had a population of 22,303 living in 7,684 of its 8,291 total private dwellings, a 13.1% change from its 2011 population of 19,724. With a land area of 5,802.21 km2 (2,240.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi) in 2016.[13]
The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 conducted a municipal census in 2012, which resulted in an estimated population of 21,157,[14] a 17.6% increase over its 2006 municipal census population of 17,989.[15]
