Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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. 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...

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On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County. The seat of the county is in Peace River

Peace River, Alberta

Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...

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Demographics

The population of Northern Sunrise County according to its 2010 municipal census is 2,880,, a 13.1% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 2,547. Its 2010 population includes a permanent population of 2,133 and a shadow (non-permanent) population of 747. It had 2,224 permanent and 323 non-permanent residents in 2007.

In 2006, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 1,747 living in 696 dwellings

House

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, a -17.7% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 21141.25 km² (8,162.7 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.1 /km2.

In 2001, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 2,123 in 770 dwellings, a 6.2% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 21,178.29 km² it had a density of 0.1 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Villages

• Nampa
  Nampa, Alberta
  Nampa is a village in northwestern Alberta located 27 km south of the Town of Peace River, along Highway 2. Heart River crosses the Highway 2 just north of community...
  
  

Hamlets

• Cadotte Lake
  Cadotte Lake, Alberta
  Cadotte Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake, along Highway 986, east of Peace River and west of the Bicentennial Highway ....
  
  
• Little Buffalo
• Marie Reine
  Marie Reine, Alberta
  Marie Reine is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located approximately south of the Town of Peace River on four quarter sections split by Highway 744....
  
  
• Reno
  Reno, Alberta
  Reno is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located east of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie.- Demographics :...
  
  
• St. Isidore
  St. Isidore, Alberta
  St. Isidore is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada, within Northern Sunrise County. It is located approximately east of the Town of Peace River on Range Road 204 off Highway 688. St. Isidore is flanked by deep ravines cut by Pat's Creek to the north and Pat's Creek tributary to the south. The...
  
  

Government

Northern Sunrise County has six councilors, one for each of the following wards:

• Ward 1 - Harmon Valley
  Harmon Valley, Alberta
  Harmon Valley is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada.The community was named for Daniel Harmon, a fur trader.The Harmon Valley Fair Grounds is hosts to the Harmon Valley Quad Rally.- Administration :...
  
   / Reno
  Reno, Alberta
  Reno is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located east of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Ward 2 - Nampa
  Nampa, Alberta
  Nampa is a village in northwestern Alberta located 27 km south of the Town of Peace River, along Highway 2. Heart River crosses the Highway 2 just north of community...
  
  
• Ward 3 - Marie Reine
  Marie Reine, Alberta
  Marie Reine is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located approximately south of the Town of Peace River on four quarter sections split by Highway 744....
  
  
• Ward 4 - St. Isidore
  St. Isidore, Alberta
  St. Isidore is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada, within Northern Sunrise County. It is located approximately east of the Town of Peace River on Range Road 204 off Highway 688. St. Isidore is flanked by deep ravines cut by Pat's Creek to the north and Pat's Creek tributary to the south. The...
  
  
• Ward 5 - Three Creeks
  Three Creeks, Alberta
  Three Creeks is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada.The name of the community is a reference to the three creeks that flow west through the community into the Peace River, among them being Wesley Creek and Carmon Creek....
  
  
• Ward 6 - Cadotte Lake
  Cadotte Lake, Alberta
  Cadotte Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake, along Highway 986, east of Peace River and west of the Bicentennial Highway ....
  
   / Little Buffalo

The reeve is appointed from among the elected councilors.

External links

• Northern Sunrise County - Official site