| Official Name: | Northern Sunrise County |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal district |
| Seal Type: | Logo |
| Image Map1: | AB locator NORTHERN SUNRISE 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: | Northern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 17 |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Carolyn Kolebaba |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Title2: | Administrative office |
| Leader Name2: | east of Peace River |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1994 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 2002 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 20915.18 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1711 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.1 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Northern Sunrise County is a municipal district in northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17, its municipal office is located east of the Town of Peace River at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 688.
On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County.[1]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Northern Sunrise County.
The following hamlets are located within Northern Sunrise County.
The following localities are located within Northern Sunrise County.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 1,711 living in 658 of its 765 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,921. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Sunrise County had a population of 1,891 living in 712 of its 798 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,791. With a land area of 21150.97km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
Northern Sunrise County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 1,933,[5] a change from its 2011 municipal census population of 2,133.[6] A shadow population count also occurred at the same time as its 2013 municipal census, which counted an additional non-permanent population of 592 for a combined 2013 population of 2,525.[5]
Northern Sunrise County has six councilors, one for each of the following wards:[7]
The reeve is appointed from among the elected councilors.