Smoky Lake County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Smoky Lake County
Municipal district
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	12
Established	1943
Incorporated	1961 (County)
Area  (2021)
• Land	3,396.29 km2 (1,311.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,874
• Density	1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	780

Smoky Lake County is a municipal district in north-eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 12, its municipal office is located in the Town of Smoky Lake.

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

As a census subdivision in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Smoky Lake County had a population of 3,874 living in 1,500 of its 1,913 total private dwellings, a change of -5.7% from its 2016 population of 4,107. With a land area of 3,396.29 km² (1,311.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (2.8/sq mi) in 2021.

As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Smoky Lake County had a population of 4,107 living in 1,556 of its 2,248 total private dwellings, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 3,910. This includes the population of two Métis settlements, Buffalo Lake (712) and Kikino (934), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of Smoky Lake County. With a land area of 3,412.92 km² (1,317.74 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 1.2/km² (3.1/sq mi) in 2016. Excluding the two Métis settlements, Smoky Lake County had a population of 2,461 in 2016, a change of 0.1% from its 2011 population of 2,459.