Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is located in Census Division 17

Division No. 17, Alberta

Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No...

.

On Jan 01, 2006, the name was changed from Municipal District of Clear Hills No. 21 to Clear Hills County.

Demographics

The population of Clear Hills County according to its 2008 municipal census is 3,293, which includes a permanent population of 2,970 and a shadow (non-permanent) population of 323.

In 2006, Clear Hills County had a population of 2,714 living in 974 dwellings

House

A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...

, a 2.1% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 15112.69 km² (5,835 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 0.2 /km2.

In 2001, Clear Hills County had a population of 2,772 in 934 dwellings, a 4% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 15,115.6 km² it has a density of 0.2 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Villages

• Hines Creek
  Hines Creek, Alberta
  HInes Creek is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 67 km west of Grimshaw and 28 km north of Fairview, along Highway 64.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Hines Creek according to its 2010 municipal census is 396....
  
  

Hamlets

• Cleardale
  Cleardale, Alberta
  Cleardale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Clear Hills County. It is located on Highway 64 approximately east of the British Columbia border and northwest of Fairview.The hamlet is located in census division No...
  
  
• Worsley
  Worsley, Alberta
  Worsley is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Clear Hills County. It is located in the Peace Country, at the northern end of Highway 726, approximately north of Highway 64, northwest of Hines Creek and east of the British Columbia border...
  
  

Other unincorporated communities

• Bear Canyon
  Bear Canyon, Alberta
  Bear Canyon is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta in Clear Hills County, located north of the Peace River, northwest of Grande Prairie....
  
  

External links

• Clear Hills County (Official site)