The County of Newell is a

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in southern

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, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 2, its municipal office is located south of the City of Brooks.

History

It was incorporated as the ''County of Newell No. 4'' on January 1, 1953, through the amalgamation of the ''Municipal District of Newell No. 28'' and part of the ''Municipal District of Bow Valley No. 40''. Its name was changed to the ''County of Newell'' on September 9, 2011.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Newell. ;

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Brooks Brooks may refer to: Places ;Antarctica *Cape Brooks ;Canada *Brooks, Alberta ;United States * Brooks, Alabama * Brooks, Arkansas *Brooks, California *Brooks, Georgia * Brooks, Iowa * Brooks, Kentucky * Brooks, Maine * Brooks Township, Michigan ...

;

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* Bassano ;

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; Summer villages *none The following

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are located within the County of Newell. ;

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* Bow City * Cassils * Gem * Lake Newell Resort *

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* Rainier * Rolling Hills *

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* Tilley The following localities are located within the County of Newell. ;Localities * Bantry *Campbell *Control *

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* Denhart *Fieldholme *Granta *Hants *Kinbrook *Kininvie *Kitsim *Lathom *Mallow *Matzhiwin * Millicent *Princess *Redelback *Southesk * Steveville *Verger

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Newell had a population of 7,465 living in 2,404 of its 2,642 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 7,524. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of the County of Newell according to its 2020 municipal census is 7,502. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Newell had a population of 7,524 living in 2,412 of its 2,627 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 7,138. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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