Ponoka County

Ponoka County
Municipal district
Location of Ponoka County in Alberta
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
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	No. 8
Established	1944
Incorporated	1952
Government[1]
• Reeve	Paul McLauchlin
• Governing body	Ponoka County Council Nancy Hartford Bryce Liddle Mark Matejka Paul McLauchlin Doug Weir
• CAO	Charlie Cutforth
• Office location	Ponoka
Area (2011)[2]
• Total	2,807.94 km^2 (1,084.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	8,856
• Density	3.2/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Dwellings	3,330
Time zone	MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−6)
Website	ponokacounty.com

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]

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 3.2/km² (8.2/sq mi) in 2011.^[2] Following Ponoka’s 2011 annexation, Statistics Canada adjusted Ponoka County's 2011 population downward by 5 people to 8,851.^[4]

In 2006, Ponoka County had a population of 8,640 living in 3,330 dwellings, a 1.7% decrease from 2001. The county has 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).^[5]

In 2001, the population of Ponoka County was 8,806 residents^[6]

Pump jack near Ponoka

Government

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the county is Charlie Cutforth.^[1] The five members of council, Nancy Hartford, Bryce Liddle, Mark Matejka, Paul McLauchlin, and Doug Weir, where elected October 21, 2013.^[1] Councillor Paul McLauchlin, from electoral division 4, was selected the reeve in a 2013 organizational meeting.^[7]

History

Ponoka County was founded on January 1, 1952.^[8] 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.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Ponoka County:[9] Cities none Towns Ponoka Rimbey Villages none Summer villages Parkland Beach The following hamlets are located within Ponoka County:[9] Hamlets Bluffton Hoadley Leedale Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema)[10]

The following localities are located within Ponoka County:[11] Localities Alberta Hospital Crestomere Frank Subdivision Homeglen Lavesta Menaik Morning Meadows Subdivision Nugent Paulson Pasture Pleasant Hill Subdivision Rimbey Ridge Estates Springdale Sunnyside Tristram Viewmar Estates Willesden Green Woodland Park

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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. Ponoka County official site
4. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011, to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 – Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
5. Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Ponoka County - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
6. Ponoka County Community Profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
7. "Council". Ponoka County. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
8. Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
9. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 31, 2013. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
10. "County Council Meeting (minutes)" (PDF). Ponoka County. September 3, 2013. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
11. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4808038 - Ponoka County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

External links

• Official website