| Official Name: | Lethbridge County |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal district |
| Seal Type: | Logo |
| Image Map1: | AB locator LETHBRIDGE COUNTY.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location within Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 2 |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Lorne Hickey |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Title2: | CAO |
| Leader Name2: | Ann Mitchell |
| Leader Title3: | Administrative office |
| Leader Name3: | Lethbridge |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | January 1, 1954 |
| Established Title2: | Name changes |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1964 September 6, 2000 December 4, 2013 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 2815.66 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 10120 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.6 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Lethbridge County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is in Census Division No. 2 and part of the Lethbridge census agglomeration. It was known as the County of Lethbridge prior to December 4, 2013.[1] Its name was changed in time for 2014 to coincide with its 50th anniversary.[2]
Lethbridge County encompasses an area that was originally under the jurisdiction of six municipalities. It was originally formed as the Municipal District of Lethbridge No. 25 on January 1, 1954 by amalgamating the municipal districts of Bright No. 16 and Barons No. 25 and portions of Special Area No. 4, the County of Vulcan No. 2 and the municipal districts of Warner No. 4 and Sugar City No. 5.[3] Ten years later, on January 1, 1964, the Municipal District of Lethbridge No. 25 joined with Lethbridge School Division No. 7 to become the County of Lethbridge No. 26.[3] It subsequently changed its name to the County of Lethbridge on September 6, 2000 and then again to Lethbridge County on December 4, 2013.[3] [1]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lethbridge County.[4]
The following hamlets are located within Lethbridge County.
The following localities are located within Lethbridge County.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lethbridge County had a population of 10,120 living in 2,890 of its 3,136 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10,237. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lethbridge County had a population of 10,353 living in 2,968 of its 3,129 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 10,046. With a land area of 2836.64km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]
The economy of the county is primarily agricultural, including the well known "Feedlot Alley", a 500 km2 area of intensive livestock operations.
The county is governed by a council of seven councillors, elected every four years, from seven electoral divisions. The last election was in October 2013. The council chooses a reeve to be their head. It meets in offices located in Lethbridge.