Lacombe County is a municipal district in central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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It is located in Census Division 8

Division No. 8, Alberta

Division No. 8 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south-central portion of central Alberta and surrounds the City of Red Deer. The division forms the central segment of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. Division No...

, north of the city of Red Deer

Red Deer, Alberta

Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...

. The municipal seat of the county lies in Lacombe

Lacombe, Alberta

Lacombe is a city in Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area...

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Highway 2 bisects the county.

Demographics

The population of Lacombe County according to its 2008 municipal census is 10,507.

In 2006, Lacombe County had a population of 10,451 living in 4,008 dwellings

House

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, a -1.1% increase from 2001. The county has a land area of 2777.26 km² (1,072.3 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 3.8 /km2.

In 2001, Lacombe County had a population of 10,159 in 3,790 dwellings, a 4.1% increase from 1996. On a surface of 2,781.66 km² it had a density of 3.7 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

City

• Lacombe
  Lacombe, Alberta
  Lacombe is a city in Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Red Deer, the nearest major city, and south of Edmonton, the nearest metropolitan area...
  
  

Towns

• Bentley
  Bentley, Alberta
  Bentley is a town located 28 km north-west of Red Deer, in the province of Alberta, Canada.It was named in honour of George Bentley, an early homesteader.-History:...
  
  
• Blackfalds
• Eckville
  Eckville, Alberta
  Eckville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Red Deer on Highway 766 just north of Highway 11.- History :Eckville gets its name from the founder Arthur E.T. Eckford, the landowner of the original Eckville. Eckville relocated to its current location in 1912, after the...
  
  

Villages

• Alix
  Alix, Alberta
  Alix is a village in central Alberta east of Red Deer. Its village mascot is the Alix-Gator, who is featured prominently on many signs and businesses....
  
  
• Clive
  Clive, Alberta
  Clive is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 15 minutes east of Lacombe and only 30 minutes from Red Deer.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Clive according to its 2007 municipal census is 610....
  
  

Summer Villages

• Birchcliff
  Birchcliff, Alberta
  Birchcliff is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the eastern shore of Sylvan Lake, south of Jarvis Bay Provincial Park and is administered by Lacombe County.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Gull Lake
  Gull Lake, Alberta
  Gull Lake is a summer village located on the southern shores of Gull Lake, located about 24 kilometres from the town of Rimbey in central Alberta, Canada.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Half Moon Bay
  Half Moon Bay, Alberta
  Half Moon Bay is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Sylvan Lake, near Sylvan Lake Provincial Park.-Demographics:In 2006, Half Moon Bay had a population of 32 living in 60 dwellings, a -13.5% increase from 2001...
  
  
• Sunbreaker Cove
  Sunbreaker Cove, Alberta
  Sunbreaker Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Sylvan Lake.-Demographics:In 2006, Sunbreaker Cove had a population of 137 living in 216 dwellings, a 59.3% increase from 2001. The summer village has a land area of and a population density of ....
  
  

Hamlets

• Haynes
  Haynes, Alberta
  Haynes is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located north of Highway 11, approximately northwest of Red Deer.- Demographics :The population of Haynes according to Lacombe County's 2008 municipal census is 13.- References :...
  
  
• Joffre
  Joffre, Alberta
  Joffre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located north of Highway 11, approximately northeast of Red Deer.- Demographics :The population of Joffre according to Lacombe County's 2008 municipal census is 195....
  
  
• Mirror
  Mirror, Alberta
  Mirror is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located at the junction of Highway 50 and Highway 21, approximately east of Lacombe.It was named for The Daily Mirror of London, England....
  
   (village dissolved and included in the county)
• Morningside
  Morningside, Alberta
  Morningside is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located just east of Highway 2 at the intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 604, approximately north of Red Deer.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Tees
  Tees, Alberta
  Tees is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located north of Highway 12, approximately northeast of Red Deer.- References :...
  
  

External links

• Lacombe County (Official site)