Lethbridge County | |
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 Location withinAlberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1954[1] |
| Name changes | January 1, 1964[1] September 6, 2000[1] December 4, 2013[2] |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Tory Campbell |
| • Governing body | Lethbridge County Council
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| • CAO | Cole Beck |
| • Administrative office | Lethbridge |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 2,815.66 km2 (1,087.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 10,120 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | lethcounty.ca |
Lethbridge County is amunicipal district insouthern Alberta, Canada. It is inCensus Division No. 2 and part of the Lethbridgecensus agglomeration. It was known as theCounty of Lethbridge prior to December 4, 2013.[2] Its name was changed in time for 2014 to coincide with its 50th anniversary.[5]
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 ofSpecial Area No. 4, theCounty of Vulcan No. 2 and the municipal districts ofWarner No. 4 and Sugar City No. 5.[1] 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.[1] It subsequently changed its name to the County of Lethbridge on September 6, 2000 and then again to Lethbridge County on December 4, 2013.[1][2]
The followingurban municipalities are surrounded by Lethbridge County.[6][7]
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The followinglocalities are located within Lethbridge County.[8]
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In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Lethbridge County had a population of 10,120 living in 2,890 of its 3,136 total private dwellings, a change of-1.1% from its 2016 population of 10,237. With a land area of 2,815.66 km2 (1,087.13 sq mi), it had a population density of3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
In the2016 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, a3.1% change from its 2011 population of 10,046. With a land area of 2,836.64 km2 (1,095.23 sq mi), it had a population density of3.6/km2 (9.5/sq mi) in 2016.[10]
The economy of the county is primarilyagricultural, including the well known "Feedlot Alley", a 500 km2 area ofintensivelivestock operations.
The county is governed by a council of seven councillors, elected every four years, from seven electoral divisions. The last election was inOctober 2013. The council chooses a reeve to be their head. It meets in offices located in Lethbridge.
Places adjacent to Lethbridge County | |
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