| Official Name: | County of Northern Lights |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal district |
| Image Map1: | AB locator COUNTY OF NORTHERN LIGHTS.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: | Northern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 17 |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Terry Ungarian |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | County of Northern Lights Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrative office |
| Leader Name2: | Manning |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1995 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1995 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 20627.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 4152 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.2 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
The County of Northern Lights is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located in the Town of Manning.
The municipality recently changed its name from the Municipal District (M.D.) of Northern Lights No. 22 to the County of Northern Lights. The Province of Alberta officially approved the name change on February 3, 2010.[1]
On April 1, 1995, the M.D. of Northern Lights No. 22 was formed through the incorporation of the former Improvement District No. 22 as a municipal district.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Northern Lights.
The following hamlets are located within the County of Northern Lights.
The following localities are located within the County of Northern Lights.[2]
As a census subdivision in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Northern Lights had a population of 4,152 living in 1,559 of its 1,864 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,200. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Lights had a population of 4,200 living in 1,538 of its 1,846 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 4,117.[4] This includes the population of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement (544),[5] located within the census subdivision that is a municipality independent of the County of Northern Lights. With a land area of 20755.37km2, the census subdivision had a population density of in 2016.[4] Excluding the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, the County of Northern Lights had a population of 3,656 in 2016,[4] a change of from its 2011 population of 3,555.[6]