Birch Hills County

Birch Hills County
Official seal of Birch Hills County
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division19
Established1995
Government
 • ReeveGerald Manzulenko
 • Governing bodyBirch Hills County Council
 • Administrative officeWanham
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land2,848.75 km2 (1,099.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,516
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitebirchhillscounty.com

Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, northeast of Grande Prairie.

The district takes its name from a range of hills of the same name, which in turn were named by Cree Indians.[3]

  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).
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20.