County of Paintearth No. 18


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

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

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 recorded a population of 2,102 living in 638 of its 696 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,029. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 2,029 living in 615 of its 653 total dwellings, a -4.6% change from its 2006 population of 2,126. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Communities and localities


The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Paintearth No. 18:
;Cities
  • none
;Towns
  • Castor
  • Coronation
;Villages
  • Halkirk
;Summer villages
  • none
The following hamlets are located within the County of Paintearth No. 18:
;Hamlets
  • Brownfield
  • Fleet
The following localities are located within the County of Paintearth No. 18:
;Localities
  • Battle River
  • Bulwark
  • Cordel
  • Federal
  • Hamilton Lake
  • Lure
  • Puffer
  • Silver Heights
  • Sullivan Lake
  • Talbot
  • Throne
  • Tinchebray
  • Veldt