Big Lakes County
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| Coordinates: 55°25′57″N 116°29′10″W / 55.43250°N 116.48611°WCoordinates: 55°25′57″N 116°29′10″W / 55.43250°N 116.48611°W | ||
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 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Northern Alberta | |
| Census division | No. 17 | |
| Incorporated | 1995 | |
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| • Reeve | Ken Matthews | |
| • Governing body | Big Lakes County Council | |
| • Office location | High Prairie | |
| Area (2016) | ||
| • Land | 13,942.43 km2 (5,383.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 5,672 | |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | |
| Website | mdbiglakes |
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Big Lakes County, formerly the Municipal District of Big Lakes, is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada.
It is located in Census Division 17, around the Lesser Slave Lake. Utikuma Lake and Winagami Lake are also located in this municipal district.
Big Lakes County was previously known as the Municipal District of Big Lakes prior to March 6, 2015.
As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Big Lakes County recorded a population of 5,672 living in 2,099 of its 2,728 total private dwellings, a −4.1% change from its 2011 population of 5,912. This includes the populations of three Métis settlements, East Prairie (304), Gift Lake (658) and Peavine (607), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of Big Lakes County. With a land area of 13,942.43 km2 (5,383.20 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2016. Excluding the three Metis settlements, Big Lakes County had a population of 4,103 in 2016, a change of −16.5% from its 2011 population of 4,914.
Big Lakes County's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 3,861, a −7.7% change from its 2002 municipal census population of 4,181.
As a census subdivision in the 2011 Census of Population, Big Lakes had a population of 5,912 living in 2,143 of its 2,710 total dwellings, a -1.3% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 5,989. This includes the populations of three Metis settlements, East Prairie (366), Gift Lake (662) and Peavine (690), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of Big Lakes County. With a land area of 13,928.13 km2 (5,377.68 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2011. As a municipality in the 2011 Census, Big Lakes County had a population of 4,914 without the three Métis settlements.
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