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Coordinates: 52°40′32″N 113°34′49″W / 52.67556°N 113.58028°WCoordinates: 52°40′32″N 113°34′49″W / 52.67556°N 113.58028°W | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | No. 8 |
Established | 1944 |
Incorporated | 1952 |
Government[1] | |
• Reeve | Keith Beebe |
• Governing body |
Ponoka County Council
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• CAO | Charlie Cutforth |
• Municipal seat | Ponoka |
Area (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,807.94 km2 (1,084.15 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 8,856 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 3,330 |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Website | Ponoka County |
Ponoka County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada. It covers 721,396 acres (2,919 km2) and it claims to "embody the essence of rural Alberta" [3].
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Demographics
In the 2011 Census, Ponoka County had a population of 8,856 living in 3,172 of its 3,669 total dwellings, a 2.5% change from its 2006 population of 8,640. With a land area of 2,807.94 km2 (1,084.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.15391/km2 (8.1686/sq mi) in 2011.[2]
In 2006, Ponoka County had a population of 8,640 living in 3,330 dwellings, a 1.7% decrease from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 2,807.94 km2 (1,084.15 sq mi) and a population density of 3.1 /km2 (8.0 /sq mi).[4]
In 2001, the population of Ponoka County was 8,806 residents[5]
Government leaders
The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the county is currently Charlie Cutforth. The five members of council, Keith Beebe, Gawney Hinkley, Paul McLauchlin, Gordon Svenningsen, and George Verheire, where elected October 18, 2010. Councillor Keith Beebe, from electoral division 5, was selected the reeve in the 2011 organizational meeting.[1]
History
Ponoka County, Alberta was founded on January 1, 1952[6]. The county's first public officials were Mr. Bruce Ramsey, who directed municipal affairs, Mr. Peter McDonald as secretary-treasurer, and Mr. L.G. Saunders was head of the school system. The town gets its name from the Blackfoot word for Elk.
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 3, 2012. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ Ponoka County official site
- ^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Ponoka County - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4808038&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Ponoka%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4808038. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ Ponoka County Community Profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
- ^ Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
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