Big Lakes County Explained

Official Name:Big Lakes County
Settlement Type:Municipal district
Image Map1:AB locator BIG LAKES COUNTY.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location within Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Name3:17
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1995
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Robert Nygaard
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Big Lakes County Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:13827.58
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:4986
Population Density Km2:0.4
Leader Title2:Administrative office
Leader Name2:High Prairie
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6

Big Lakes County, formerly the Municipal District of Big Lakes, is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Census Division 17, around the Lesser Slave Lake. Utikuma Lake and Winagami Lake are also located in the municipality.

History

Big Lakes County was previously known as the Municipal District of Big Lakes prior to March 6, 2015.[1]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Big Lakes County.

Cities
Towns
Villages
Summer villages

The following hamlets are located within Big Lakes County.

Hamlets

The following Métis settlements and Indian reserves are located within Big Lakes County.

Métis settlements
Indian reserves

The following localities are located within Big Lakes County.[2]

Localities

Demographics

As a census subdivision in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Big Lakes County had a population of 4,986 living in 2,007 of its 2,632 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5,625. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Big Lakes County had a population of 5,672 living in 2,099 of its 2,728 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 5,912.[5] This includes the populations of three Métis settlements, East Prairie (304), Gift Lake (658) and Peavine (607),[6] located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of Big Lakes County. With a land area of 13942.43km2, the census subdivision had a population density of in 2016.[5] Excluding the three Metis settlements, Big Lakes County had a population of 4,103 in 2016,[5] a change of from its 2011 population of 4,914.[7]

Big Lakes County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 3,861,[8] a change from its 2002 municipal census population of 4,181.[9]

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Big Lakes had the most Métis people per capita of any Canadian census subdivision in 2006 with a population of 5,000 or more due to the census' inclusion of the population of the three Métis settlement municipalities within Big Lakes' totals.

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population groupPopulation % of total population
White 2,815
Visible minority group
Source:[10]
South Asian 20
10
0
0
0
0
Southeast Asian 0
0
10
0
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0
Multiple visible minority 10
Total visible minority population60
Aboriginal group
Source:[11]
845
2,030
0
Aboriginal, n.i.e. 25
Multiple Aboriginal identity 30
Total Aboriginal population 2,930
Total population 5,805 100%

Education

Southeastern parts of the district are within Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: O.C. 76/2015 . Government of Alberta . March 6, 2015 . March 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4817027 - Big Lakes, geographical codes and localities, 2006 . . 2010-03-05 . 2012-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130525211929/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4817027 . 2013-05-25 . dead .
  3. Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) . October 26, 2020 . 2020 . AltaLIS . Geodatabase layer . October 2, 2021.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 9, 2017.
  7. Web site: 2012 Municipal Affairs Population List . . November 22, 2012 . January 6, 2013.
  8. Book: 2013 Municipal Affairs Population List . . PDF . 978-1-4601-1418-6 . November 20, 2013 . December 4, 2013.
  9. Web site: 2005 Official Population List . . PDF . November 28, 2005 . August 27, 2013.
  10. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4817027&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Big%20Lakes&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  11. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-594/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4817027&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Big%20Lakes&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  12. Web site: Our Division. Pembina Hills Public Schools. 2019-08-25. 5310 - 49th Street Barrhead, Alberta T7N 1P3.