Saddle Hills County is a municipal district situated in the Central Peace Country of west-northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located approximately 450 kilometres (279.6 mi) north-west of Edmonton

Edmonton

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 and 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) north of Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie, Alberta

Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...

.

The County is a medium-sized municipal district

Municipal district

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, with a diverse agricultural community and rich deposits of natural gas and oil.

Demographics

The population of Saddle Hills County according to its 2008 municipal census is 2,478.

In 2006, Saddle Hills County had a population of 2,458 living in 977 dwellings

House

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, a 4.2% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 5836.94 km² (2,253.7 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.4 /km2.

In 2001, Saddle Hills County had a population of 2,566 in 1,025 dwellings, a 5.8% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 5,836.42 km² it had a density of 0.4 inhabitants/km².

Local government

County Council is responsible for providing overall governance for our community including establishing municipal service levels, approving the annual budget and local taxation levels. Council has seven members and is headed by the Reeve. The Reeve, currently Tim Stone, is the Chief Elected Officer (CEO) and is elected from within Council. It is the Reeve's responsibility to chair all Council meetings and speak on behalf of Council and the Community.

Council provides direction to its administration through the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The CAO is responsible for the overall administration of the county and for advising and making recommendations to County Council on matters concerning the municipality.

Communities

The Hamlet of Woking and the unincorporated communities of Bay Tree

Bay Tree, Alberta

Bay Tree is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta in Saddle Hills County, located on Highway 49, northwest of Grande Prairie.-External links:*...

, Blueberry Mountain

Blueberry Mountain, Alberta

Blueberry Mountain is an unincorporated community in northwestern Alberta in Saddle Hills County, located on Highway 725, north of Grande Prairie.The community is located east from Moonshine Lake Provincial Park, at an elevation of .-External links:*...

, Bonanza

Bonanza, Alberta

Bonanza is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada.It is located in census division No. 19 and is administered by Saddle Hills County.- Demographics :Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Bonanza....

, Gordondale

Gordondale, Alberta

Gordondale is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta in Saddle Hills County, located on Highway 49, northwest of Grande Prairie....

 and Silver Valley

Silver Valley, Alberta

Silver Valley is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta within Saddle Hills County, located north of Highway 43, northwest of Grande Prairie....

 are administrated by this municipal district.

External links

• Saddle Hills County (Official Site)
• Discover The Peace Country. WOKING, Alberta