County of Forty Mile No. 8

County of Forty Mile No. 8
Municipal district

Location of Forty Mile County No. 8 in Alberta

Coordinates: 49°28′44″N 111°26′25″W / 49.47889°N 111.44028°WCoordinates: 49°28′44″N 111°26′25″W / 49.47889°N 111.44028°W
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division No. 1
Established 1954
Incorporated 1958
Government[1]
 • Reeve Bryne Lengyel
 • Governing body County of Forty Mile Council
 • Office location Foremost
Area (2011)[2]
 • Total 7,229.68 km2 (2,791.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 3,336
 • Density 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Dwellings 945
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Website fortymile.ab.ca

The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Census Division 1, southwest of Medicine Hat. Its municipal office is located in the Village of Foremost.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 had a population of 3,336 living in 819 of its 965 total dwellings, a -2.3% change from its 2006 population of 3,414. With a land area of 7,229.68 km2 (2,791.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2011.[2]

In 2006, County of Forty Mile had a population of 3,414 living in 945 dwellings, a 0.5% decrease from 2001. The county has a land area of 7,229.84 km2 (2,791.46 sq mi) and a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi).[3]

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 3,168 in 947 dwellings, a 1.9% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 7,215.27 km² it had a density of 0.4 inhabitants/km².[4]

Communities and localities

The following communities are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8:[5]

Cities
  • none
Towns
  • Bow Island
Villages
Summer villages
  • none
Hamlets
  • Burdett (dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003)
  • Etzikom
  • Manyberries
  • Orion
  • Skiff

The following localities are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8:[6]

Localities
  • Aden
  • Avalon
  • Bingen
  • Birdsholm
  • Comrey
  • Endon
  • Faith
  • Florann
  • Gahern
  • Goddard
  • Granlea
  • Groton
  • Inversnay
  • Jensen
Localities continued
Other places

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. March 20, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: County of Forty Mile No. 8 - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  4. ↑ County of Forty Mile community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
  5. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4801008 - Forty Mile County No. 8, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-11.

External links

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