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Lamont County
Lamont County
Municipal district
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	Lamont Bruderheim Mundare Andrew Chipman Hilliard St.; Michael Star Whitford Wostok
	Location within Alberta
	Coordinates: 53°45′37″N 112°46′40″W / 53.76028°N 112.77778°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Established	1944
Incorporated	1968
Government
• Reeve	David Diduck
• Governing body	Lamont County Council
• Administrative office	Lamont
Area (2021)
• Land	2,385.58 km2 (921.08 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,754
• Density	1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	lamontcounty.ca

Lamont County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada, located in Census Division No. 10, northeast of Edmonton. The county contains 27 Townships. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Lamont.

History

In March 1944, the Municipal District of Lamont No. 516 was incorporated, uniting the three smaller districts of Pines, Wostok, and Leslie. The office was at the town of Lamont and the first council consisted of Peter Moshansky (Reeve), L. Stawnichy, W. Eleniak, M. Cholak and S. Rudko. The first Secretary Treasurer was Michael Nemirsky, who held that position until his death in January 1968. The district was later renamed the Municipal District of Lamont No. 82.

In January 1968, the County of Lamont No. 30 was incorporated, uniting the Lamont School Division No. 18 and the Municipal District of Lamont No. 82.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lamont County.^[3]

Cities

none

Towns

Villages

Summer villages

none

The following hamlets are located within Lamont County.^[3]

Hamlets

The following localities are located within Lamont County.^[4]

Localities

Beaverhill
Bruederheim
Deerland
Delph
Hunka^[5]
Kahwin
Kraków
Leeshore
Luzan
Peno
Rodef
Shandro
Skaro
Sniatyn
Sunland
Tagore Estates
Ukalta
Zawale

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lamont County had a population of 3,754 living in 1,538 of its 1,829 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 3,884. With a land area of 2,385.58 km² (921.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.6/km² (4.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lamont County had a population of 3,899 living in 1,589 of its 1,919 total private dwellings, a 0.7% change from its 2011 population of 3,872. With a land area of 2,385.09 km² (920.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.6/km² (4.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

Attractions

Places of interest include Beaverhill Lake, Limestone Creek and Ukalta Sands. The former is popular for the thousands of birds migrating birds around the lake in the months of May and September. Also in Lamont County are the Basilian Fathers Museum and the Skaro Shrine, the site of a spectacular pilgrimage of 5000 people from August 14–15 every year. The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, an open-air museum that depicts the history of east central Alberta, is located on highway 16. Lastly, bordering Lamont County is the Elk Island National Park, Canada's first wildlife sanctuary. The Yellowhead Highway passes through the southern part of the county.

Lamont County has 47 churches - more per capita than anywhere else in North America^[7]

The annual Babas and Borshch Ukrainian Festival^[8] is held the fourth weekend of August. It honours and celebrates Ukrainian culture – food, history, religion, and arts. From 2013 to 2016 Babas and Borsch was held in the Village of Andrew. In 2017 it was held in the Town of Lamont.