| Official Name: | County of Vermilion River |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal district |
| Image Map1: | AB locator COUNTY OF VERMILION RIVER.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location within Alberta |
| Image Blank Emblem: | County of Vermilion River AB logo.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 10 |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Stacey Hryciuk |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Title3: | Administrative office |
| Leader Name3: | Kitscoty |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1944 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1964 (County) |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 5420.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 7994 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.5 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 53.3372°N -110.3331°W |
The County of Vermilion River is a municipal district located in the eastern part of central Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 10. The municipal district was formerly named the County of Vermilion River No. 24 prior to an official name change that became effective on September 13, 2006.
The administrative offices of the County of Vermilion River are located at Kitscoty. The Vermilion River flows through the County and is the namesake of the region.
The Yellowhead Highway and Buffalo Trail are major transportation routes in the County. Several communities in the County such as Vermilion and Kitscoty are serviced by CN Rail.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Vermilion River.[1]
The following hamlets are located within the County of Vermilion River.
The following localities are located within the County of Vermilion River.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Vermilion River had a population of 7,994 living in 2,996 of its 3,320 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 8,453. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Vermilion River had a population of 8,267 living in 2,981 of its 3,268 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 7,905. With a land area of 5519.75km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
The population of the County of Vermilion River according to its 2015 municipal census is 8,116,[5] a change from its 2008 municipal census population of 7,900.[6]
Several golf courses are located in the county, among them Lloydminster Golf and Country Club, Lea Park Golf Club, Rolling Green Fairways Golf Course & Campground, Paradise Valley Golf Course and Vermilion Golf Course.
Campgrounds are found at Jubilee Regional Park, Vermilion Provincial Park, Nothing Barred Ranch and Iron River Ranch.
The Vermilion Heritage Museum[7] is located in the town of Vermilion. Other museums include Climbing Through Time Museum in Paradise Valley, Dewberry Valley Museum in Dewberry and Morrison Museum of the Country School in Islay.
The Lea Park Professional Rodeo is held every year in June.
Other recreational activities are hiking in the Vermilion Provincial Park and Nothing Barred Ranch (cross-country skiing in winter), fishing for rainbow trout at the Vermilion Provincial Park Trout Pond or pike and perch at Raft Lake.