Vulcan County is a

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, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 5, its municipal office is located in the Town of Vulcan.

History

Vulcan County was originally established in 1951.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Vulcan County. ;

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* Vulcan ;

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* Arrowwood * Carmangay * Champion * Lomond * Milo ; Summer villages *none The following

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are located within Vulcan County. ;

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* Mossleigh * Queenstown * Shouldice * Travers The following localities are located within Vulcan County. ;Localities *

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Vulcan County had a population of 4,262 living in 1,206 of its 1,640 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,984. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vulcan County had a population of 3,984 living in 1,180 of its 1,616 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,875. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Vulcan County's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 3,893, a 0.5% increase over its 2007 municipal census population of 3,830.

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