Birch Hills County

Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, northeast of Grande Prairie.

The district takes its name from a range of hills of the same name, which in turn were named by Cree Indians.

History
In January 2021, a helicopter crash happened in the county, in which a family of four were killed.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Birch Hills County.
 * Cities
 * none
 * Towns
 * none
 * Villages
 * none
 * Summer villages
 * none

The following hamlets are located within Birch Hills County.
 * Hamlets
 * Eaglesham
 * Peoria
 * Tangent
 * Wanham (dissolved from village status in 1999, location of municipal office)
 * Watino

The following localities are located within Birch Hills County.
 * Localities
 * Belloy
 * Codesa
 * Heart Valley

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,516 living in 485 of its 637 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 1,553. With a land area of 2848.75 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Birch Hills County had a population of 1,553 living in 496 of its 616 total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of 1,582. With a land area of 2859.6 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.