The County of Thorhild No. 7, Alberta is a municipal district located in the central part of northern Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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 in Census Division 13

Division No. 13, Alberta

Division No. 13 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in the north-central portion of central Alberta, while the northeast portion of the division is located within northern Alberta...

. It was incorporated as a county in 1955.

The administrative offices of the County of Thorhild are in the Village of Thorhild

Thorhild, Alberta

Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately north of the City of Edmonton....

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Demographics

In 2006, the County of Thorhild No. 7 had a population of 3,042 living in 1,510 dwellings

House

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, a 2.5% decrease from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 1998.38 km² (771.6 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.5 /km2.

As of 2001, 3,120 people were living in 1,515 dwellings, a 1.4% increase in population since 1996. With a land area of 1,997.97 km², Beaver county had a population density of 1.6 /km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Hamlets

• Abee
  Abee, Alberta
  Abee is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located on the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, approximately northeast of Thorhild and south of Boyle. It has an elevation of .- History :...
  
  
• Egremont
  Egremont, Alberta
  Egremont is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located north of Highway 28, approximately north of Fort Saskatchewan.- References :...
  
  
• Long Lake
  Long Lake, Alberta
  Long Lake is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located approximately east of Highway 63 and northeast of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Newbrook
  Newbrook, Alberta
  Newbrook is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located at the junction of Highway 63 and Highway 661, approximately northeast of Thorhild and south of Boyle. It has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Opal
  Opal, Alberta
  Opal is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located north of Highway 28, approximately northeast of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Radway
  Radway, Alberta
  Radway is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located southeast of Highway 28, approximately northeast of Fort Saskatchewan and northeast of Edmonton, the provincial capital.- References :...
  
   – dissolved as a village in 1996
• Thorhild
  Thorhild, Alberta
  Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately north of the City of Edmonton....
  
   – dissolved as a village in 2009

External links

• County of Thorhild