Sturgeon County is a municipal district the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is north of Edmonton and west of the North Saskatchewan River. Sturgeon County is located in Division No. 11 and was named for the Sturgeon River. History In 1876, the Crown gained title to the land that would later become Sturgeon County in Treaty 6 with First Nations. The area was first settled in 1879. The first settlers were several francophone families. The Municipal District (MD) of Sturgeon River No. 90 was originally incorporated on January 1, 1955 and became the County of Sturgeon No. 15 on January 1, 1961. It reverted back to the MD of Sturgeon No. 90 on July 12, 1965. Its name was changed to Sturgeon County on April 23, 1997. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Sturgeon County. Cities St. Albert Towns Bon Accord Gibbons Legal Morinville Redwater Villages none Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within Sturgeon County. Hamlets Alcomdale Calahoo Carbondale Cardiff Lamoureux Mearns Namao Pine Sands Riviere Qui Barre Villeneuve The following localities are located within Sturgeon County. Localities Amelia Austin Acres Banko Junction Braun Village Cameron Park Cardiff-Echoes Cardiff-Pittsburgh Casa Vista Clearview Acres Coronado Crestview Heights Dover Estates Dream Hollow Estates Dream Nook Duagh Eastgate Eldorena Excelsior Fairhaven East Subdivision Fairhaven West Subdivision Fairydell Fedorah Fort Augustus Fort Saskatchewan Settlement Freemore Estates Gibbons Lea Gibbons Station Glenview Glory Hills (designated place) or Glory Hills Development Golden Heights Grandview Heights Greenacres Estates Hansen Subdivision Hanson Subdivision Hewitt Estates (designated place) Hillsborough Estates Hu Haven (designated place) Juniper Hill Lancaster Park Lily Lake Estates Lower Manor Estates (designated place) MacArthur Siding Manor Estates Maple Ridge Namao (designated place, different than the hamlet of the same name) Namao Ridge Estates Sturgeon Valley Estates New Lunnon Noroncal North Point Nywening Osthoff Estates Peavey Pilon Creek Estates Pinewood Estates Regency Estates Reyda Vista Subdivision Richfield Estates Riverside Park Riviere Qui Barre Rol-Ana Park Rosal Acres Shil Shol Silverchief Subdivision Skyglen St. Albert Settlement Strathcona Heights Sturgeon Sturgeon Creek Subdivision Sturgeon Crest Subdivision Sturgeon Heights Sturgeon Valley Vista Sturgeon View Estates Summer Brook Summerbrook Estates Trestle Ridge Turfside Park Upper Manor Estates (designated place) Upper and Lower Viscount Estates (designated place) Lower Viscount Estates or Lower Viscount Upper Viscount Estates or Upper Viscount Estates Subdivision Volmer Waterdale Park Waybrook Wildlife Park Woodridge Estates Other places Bristol