Beaver County, Alberta
municipal district in Alberta, Canada
Beaver County is a municipal district in central-east Alberta, Canada. It is centred on Holden in the western part of Census Division No. 10. Its municipal office is located in Ryley.
Beaver County was incorporated as a municipal district on July 31, 1999, and the name was changed from "County of Beaver No. 9" to "Beaver County".
Geography
Communities and localities
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver County had a population of 5,868 living in 2,180 of its 2,434 total private dwellings, a change of −0.6% from its 2016 population of 5,905. With a land area of 3,219.74 km2 (1,243.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaver County had a population of 5,905 living in 2,177 of its 2,381 total private dwellings, a 3.8% change from its 2011 population of 5,689. With a land area of 3,317.57 km2 (1,280.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2016.
The public source identifies “Beaver County, Alberta” as municipal district in Alberta, Canada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Beaver, County and Alberta.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4878005. Authority coordinates are 53.250, -112.233. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1999, 2021, 2016 and 2011.
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