Clear Hills County

Clear Hills County
Official seal of Clear Hills County
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division17
Established1995
Incorporated2006
Government
 • ReeveAmber Bean
 • Governing bodyClear Hills County Council
 • Administrative officeWorsley
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land15,025.54 km2 (5,801.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
3,006
 • Density0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websiteclearhillscounty.ab.ca

Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.

In 1950, the massive Chinchaga fire burned through much of the region.[3]

On January 1, 2006, the name was changed from Municipal District of Clear Hills No. 21 to Clear Hills County.[4]

  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. ^ Field, Robert (Fall 2008). "Revisiting the 1950 Great Smoke Pall" (PDF). Canadian Smoke Newsletter: 13–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Municipal Profile Archived 2006-10-05 at the Wayback Machine - Alberta Municipal Affairs