County of Paintearth No. 18

The County of Paintearth No. 18 is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 7, its municipal office is located southeast of the Town of Castor near the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 36.

History
Originally incorporated in 1944 as the Municipal District of Paintearth No. 334, it was established as a county in 1962.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Paintearth No. 18 had a population of 1,990 living in 648 of its 720 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 2,102. With a land area of 3239.58 km2, 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 NaN% change from its 2011 population of 2,029. With a land area of 3283.36 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Paintearth No. 18.
 * Cities
 * none
 * Towns
 * Castor
 * Coronation
 * Villages
 * Halkirk
 * Summer villages
 * none

The following hamlets are located within the County of Paintearth No. 18.
 * Hamlets
 * Brownfield
 * Federal
 * Fleet
 * Throne

The following localities are located within the County of Paintearth No. 18.
 * Localities
 * Battle River
 * Bulwark
 * Cordel
 * Hamilton Lake
 * Lure
 * Puffer
 * Silver Heights
 * Sullivan Lake
 * Talbot
 * Tinchebray
 * Veldt