The County of Paintearth No. 18 is a municipal district in east central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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It is located in Census Division 7

Division No. 7, Alberta

Division No. 7 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the southeast corner of central Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Wainwright.- Census subdivisions :...

. Incorporated in the current boundaries in 1944 as the Municipal District of Paintearth No. 334, it was established as a county

County

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 in 1962. The municipal seat is in the Town of Castor

Castor, Alberta

Castor is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is intersected by Highway 12 and Highway 861, east of the city of Red Deer, at an elevation .It was incorporated July 13, 1910...

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Demographics

In 2006, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 2,126 living in 733 dwellings

House

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, a -3.0% increase from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 3287.24 km² (1,269.2 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.6 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 2,192 in 734 dwellings, a 5.4% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 3,286.38 km² it had a density of 0.7 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in the County of Paintearth No. 18:

Towns

• Castor
  Castor, Alberta
  Castor is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is intersected by Highway 12 and Highway 861, east of the city of Red Deer, at an elevation .It was incorporated July 13, 1910...
  
  
• Coronation
  Coronation, Alberta
  Coronation is a small town in east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 872, approximately west of the Saskatchewan border. The economy is supported primarily by farming, ranching, and the oil patch...
  
  

Villages

• Halkirk
  Halkirk, Alberta
  Halkirk is a village in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No. 18. It is located east of Red Deer at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 855. Founded in 1912, Halkirk was named after Halkirk, Scotland.- Demographics :...
  
  

Hamlets

• Brownfield
  Brownfield, Alberta
  Brownfield is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No. 18. It is located approximately north of Highway 12 and southeast of Camrose.- Education :*- References :...
  
  
• Fleet
  Fleet, Alberta
  Fleet is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Paintearth No. 18. It is located south of Highway 12, approximately east of Red Deer.- References :...
  
  

External links

• County of Paintearth (official website)
• Paintearth Economic Partnership