Lac La Biche County

Lac La Biche County is a municipal district in Division No. 12 in the northern Alberta, Canada. It was established on August 1, 2007 through the amalgamation of Lakeland County with the Town of Lac La Biche. Its predecessor municipal district, Lakeland County, was originally incorporated on July 1, 1998, formed from the northwestern part of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87.The economy is based on the oil and gas industry, agriculture and tourism. Some sawmills are also present.DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac La Biche County recorded a population of 8,330 living in 3,076 of its 3,998 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 8,402. With a land area of 12572.29km2, it had a population density of in 2016.The population of Lac La Biche County according to its 2016 municipal census is 8,544, a change from its 2013 municipal census population of 9,044. The 2016 and 2013 municipal censuses also counted temporary residents. In 2016, 987 temporary residents were counted in comparison to 3,126 in 2013. Of the 3,126 temporary residents in 2013, 2,544 or of them lived in work camps.