Cardston County, Alberta
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Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.
The municipal district was established on Jan 01, 1954, through the amalgamation of the Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5 and part of the Municipal District of Cochrane No. 6. On Jan 01, 2000, the name was changed from Municipal District of Cardston No. 6 to Cartdston County[1]
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[edit] Demographics
The municipal district has a population of 4,325 in 1,118 dwellings, a 5.3% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 3,416.24 km² it has a density of 1.3 inhabitants/km².
- Source:Statistics Canada 2001 Census[2]
Top 5 Largest Ancestries are English (52.3%), German (33.0%), Scottish (27.3%), Danish (8.7%), Irish (7.4%).
[edit] Communities
The following communities are located in this municipal district:
Towns
Villages
Hamlets
- Aetna
- Beazer
- Carway
- Del Bonita
- Jefferson
- Kimball
- Leavitt
- Mountain View
- Spring Coulee
- Welling
- Welling Station
- Woolford
[edit] Surrounding Communities
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Willow Creek Municipal District | Lethbridge County | |
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| Pincher Creek Municipal District |  |
Warner County | ||
 Cardston County  |
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| Waterton Lakes National Park | USA |
[edit] References
- ^ Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
- ^ Cardston County community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
[edit] External links
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