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°W / 52.67556; -113.58028Coordinates: 52°40′32″N 113°34′49″W / 52.67556°N 113.58028°W / 52.67556; -113.58028
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division No. 8
Established 1944
Incorporated 1952
Government[1]
 • Reeve Paul McLauchlin
 • Governing body
 • CAO Charlie Cutforth
 • Office location 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)
 • 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
Villages
  • none
Summer villages

The following hamlets are located within Ponoka County:[9]

Hamlets

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.
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