Foothills County was originally formed as the Municipal District (MD) of Sheep River No. 31 on January 1, 1954 through the amalgamation of portions of Improvement District No. 46 and the MDs of Highwood No. 31, Turner Valley No. 32, and Springbank No. 45.[2] Its name was changed to the MD of Foothills No. 31 shortly thereafter on March 25, 1954.[2] Foothills County assumed its present name on January 1, 2019.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Foothills County had a population of 23,199 living in 8,450 of its 9,075 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 22,616. With a land area of 3,604.76 km2 (1,391.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.4/km2 (16.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Foothills County had a population of 22,766 living in 8,156 of its 8,689 total private dwellings, a 7.1% change from its 2011 population of 21,248. With a land area of 3,636.8 km2 (1,404.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
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January 20, 2023
foothills, county, municipal, district, southern, alberta, canada, adjacent, south, side, calgary, census, division, despite, sharing, common, border, with, city, calgary, does, form, part, calgary, census, metropolitan, area, defined, statistics, canada, howe. Foothills County is a municipal district in southern Alberta Canada adjacent to the south side of Calgary in Census Division No 6 Despite sharing a common border with the City of Calgary it does not form part of the Calgary census metropolitan area CMA as defined by Statistics Canada It is however a member municipality of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Foothills County Municipal District of Sheep River No 31 1954 Municipal District of Foothills No 31 1954 2018 Municipal districtLogoDiamond ValleyHigh RiverOkotoksLongviewCayleyPriddisBlackieDe WintonMillarvilleLocationCountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCalgary RegionCensus division6Established1944Incorporated1944Name changeJanuary 1 2019Government ReeveDelilah Miller Governing bodyFoothills County Council CAORyan Payne Administrative officeHigh RiverArea 2021 1 Land3 604 76 km2 1 391 81 sq mi Population 2021 1 Total23 199 Density6 4 km2 17 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT Websitemdfoothills com Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Communities and localities 3 Demographics 4 Attractions 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditFoothills County was originally formed as the Municipal District MD of Sheep River No 31 on January 1 1954 through the amalgamation of portions of Improvement District No 46 and the MDs of Highwood No 31 Turner Valley No 32 and Springbank No 45 2 Its name was changed to the MD of Foothills No 31 shortly thereafter on March 25 1954 2 Foothills County assumed its present name on January 1 2019 3 Geography EditCommunities and localities Edit The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Foothills County 4 CitiesnoneTownsDiamond Valley High River OkotoksVillagesLongviewSummer villagesnone The following hamlets are located within Foothills County 4 Aldersyde Blackie Cayley De Winton Heritage Pointe Millarville Priddis Priddis Greens The following localities are located within Foothills County 5 LocalitiesAlder Heights Aspen Creek Estates Azure Black Diamond Caravelle Estates Connemara De Winton Heights Eltham Gladys Hartell Kew Leduc Lynnwood Ranch Leisure Lake Mazeppa Naphtha Naptha Pekisko Pineridge Estates Rio Frio Royalties Sandstone Turner Valley Valleyview AcresDemographics EditIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Foothills County had a population of 23 199 living in 8 450 of its 9 075 total private dwellings a change of 2 6 from its 2016 population of 22 616 With a land area of 3 604 76 km2 1 391 81 sq mi it had a population density of 6 4 km2 16 7 sq mi in 2021 1 In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Foothills County had a population of 22 766 living in 8 156 of its 8 689 total private dwellings a 7 1 change from its 2011 population of 21 248 With a land area of 3 636 8 km2 1 404 2 sq mi it had a population density of 6 3 km2 16 2 sq mi in 2016 6 Attractions EditBig Rock High River Airport De Winton South Calgary Airport Frank Lake Spruce MeadowsSee also EditList of communities in Alberta List of municipal districts in AlbertaReferences Edit a b c Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories and census subdivisions municipalities Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved February 9 2022 a b Location and History Profile Foothills County PDF Alberta Municipal Affairs May 15 2020 pp 127 128 Retrieved May 16 2020 O C 396 2018 Government of Alberta December 11 2018 Retrieved May 16 2020 a b Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities PDF Alberta Municipal Affairs January 12 2022 Retrieved January 21 2022 Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2006 Economic Regions 4806001 Foothills No 31 geographical codes and localities 2006 Statistics Canada March 5 2010 Archived from the original on May 25 2013 Retrieved August 11 2012 Population and dwelling counts for Canada provinces and territories and census subdivisions municipalities 2016 and 2011 censuses 100 data Alberta Statistics Canada February 8 2017 Retrieved February 8 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foothills County amp oldid 1131264683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
