Smoky Lake County is a municipal district in north-eastern Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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It is located in Census Division 12

Division No. 12, Alberta

Division No. 12 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. Including the City of Cold Lake, the majority of the division is located in the northeast corner of central Alberta, while the northern portion of the division is located within northern Alberta....

. The county seat is in the Town of Smoky Lake

Smoky Lake, Alberta

Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,...

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Demographics

In 2006, Smoky Lake County had a population of 3,357 living in 1,739 dwellings

House

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, a -24.0% increase from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 3412.81 km² (1,317.7 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district has a population of 4,417 in 2,104 dwellings, a 0.8% increase from 1996. On a surface of 3,412.66 km² it has a density of 1.3 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Smoky Lake
  Smoky Lake, Alberta
  Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,...
  
  

Villages

• Vilna
  Vilna, Alberta
  Vilna is a historic village in central Alberta, Canada.Vilna is located in Smoky Lake County, on Highway 28, northeast of the city of Edmonton...
  
  
• Waskatenau
  Waskatenau, Alberta
  Waskatenau is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Smoky Lake County, 90 km northeast of the city of Edmonton.-Demographics:...
  
  

Hamlets

• Bellis
  Bellis, Alberta
  Bellis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located west of Highway 36, approximately northeast of Edmonton.The hamlet's name derives from the "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars.- References :...
  
  
• Edwand
  Edwand, Alberta
  Edwand is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located north of Highway 28, approximately northeast of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Spedden
  Spedden, Alberta
  Spedden is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located north of Highway 36, approximately southwest of Cold Lake.- References :...
  
  
• Warspite
  Warspite, Alberta
  Warspite is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located on Highway 28, between the Town of Smoky Lake and Village of Waskatenau. It has an elevation of ....
  
   - dissolved as village in June 2000

External links

• Smoky Lake County (Official site)