Northern Sunrise County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Northern Sunrise County
Municipal district
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Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	17
Established	1994
Incorporated	2002
Area  (2021)
• Land	20,915.18 km2 (8,075.40 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,711
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

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.

History

On July 10, 2002, the name changed from Municipal District of East Peace No. 131 to Northern Sunrise County.

Demographics

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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Northern Sunrise County recorded a population of 1,891 living in 712 of its 798 total private dwellings, a 5.6% change from its 2011 population of 1,791. With a land area of 21,150.97 km² (8,166.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.26/sq mi) in 2016.

Northern Sunrise County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 1,933, a -9.4% change from its 2011 municipal census population of 2,133. 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.

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