Big Lakes County

Big Lakes County
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division17
Incorporated1995
Government
 • ReeveRobert Nygaard
 • Governing bodyBig Lakes County Council
 • Administrative officeHigh Prairie
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land13,827.58 km2 (5,338.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total4,986
 • Density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitebiglakescounty.ca

Big Lakes County, formerly the Municipal District of Big Lakes, is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Census Division 17, around the Lesser Slave Lake. Utikuma Lake and Winagami Lake are also located in the municipality.

  1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).