The County of Paintearth No. 18 is a

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in east central

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, Canada, located in Census Division No. 7. Its municipal office is located southeast of the Town of Castor near the intersection of

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and Highway 36.

History

Originally incorporated in 1944 as the ''Municipal District of Paintearth No. 334'', it was restructured as a

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in 1962.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 1,990 living in 648 of its 720 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,102. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 2,102 living in 638 of its 696 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,029. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Paintearth No. 18. ;

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The following

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are within the County of Paintearth No. 18. ;

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The following

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are within the County of Paintearth No. 18. ;Localities

References

External links

* {{coord, 52, 13, 12, N, 111, 54, 34, W, region:CA-AB, display=title Paintearth

History

Demographics

Communities and localities

See also

References

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