Sturgeon County, a municipal district in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada, is a place of rich history and stunning geography. Nestled north of Edmonton and west of the North Saskatchewan River, Sturgeon County is part of Division No. 11 and is named after the Sturgeon River.
In 1876, the Crown acquired the land that would later become Sturgeon County through Treaty 6 with First Nations. The first settlers, several Francophone families, arrived in 1879. The Municipal District (MD) of Sturgeon River No. 90 was initially incorporated on January 1, 1955, and was renamed the County of Sturgeon No. 15 on January 1, 1961. However, it reverted back to the MD of Sturgeon No. 90 on July 12, 1965. The name was finally changed to Sturgeon County on April 23, 1997.
Among the various places in Sturgeon County, Bristol Oakes stands out as a notable locality.
According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sturgeon County had a population of 20,061 living in 7,021 of its 7,599 total private dwellings. This represented a change of -2.1% from its 2016 population of 20,495. With a land area of 2,084.24 km2 (804.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.6/km2 (24.9/sq mi) in 2021.
The population of Sturgeon County, according to its 2020 municipal census, is 20,506, a 7% change from its 2008 municipal census population of 19,165.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sturgeon County had a population of 20,495 living in 6,870 of its 7,337 total private dwellings. This was a 4.7% change from its 2011 population of 19,578. With a land area of 2,090.13 km2 (807.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.8/km2 (25.4/sq mi) in 2016.
