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County of Paintearth No. 18
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Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Planning regionRed Deer
Established1944
Incorporated1962
Government
 • Governing bodyCounty of Paintearth Council
 • Administrative officesoutheast of Castor
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land3,239.58 km2 (1,250.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,990
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Websitecountypaintearth.ca

The County of Paintearth No. 18 is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 7, its municipal office is located southeast of the Town of Castor near the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 36.

History[edit]

Originally incorporated in 1944 as the Municipal District of Paintearth No. 334, it was established as a county in 1962.

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 1,990 living in 648 of its 720 total private dwellings, a change of -5.3% from its 2016 population of 2,102. With a land area of 3,239.58 km2 (1,250.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 2,102 living in 638 of its 696 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 2,029. With a land area of 3,283.36 km2 (1,267.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.7/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

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