County of Warner No. 5

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Warner No. 5
Municipal district
County of Warner No. 5
Warner Elevator Row.jpg
Last surviving elevator row in Alberta, located in Warner
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Planning region South Saskatchewan
Established1912
Incorporated1950
Government
[1]
 •  Reeve Ross Ford
 • Governing bodyCounty of Warner Council
 •  Administrative office Warner
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land4,462.2 km2 (1,722.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total4,290
 • Density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website warnercounty.ca

The County of Warner No. 5 is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 2 just north of the United States border, its municipal office is located in the Village of Warner.

Contents

History

Geography

The County of Warner No. 5 comprises approximately 50 townships and is bordered on the south by the Canada-United States border. It is composed of the former Municipal District of Warner No. 36 and a portion of the former Municipal District of Sugar City No. 37.

Communities and localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 4,290 living in 907 of its 1,032 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 3,847 living in 816 of its 941 total private dwellings, a

Attractions

Stirling tourist information replica pioneer house and Bishop's storehouse Entrance to Stirling, Alberta - Tourist info. Kiosk.JPG
Stirling tourist information replica pioneer house and Bishop's storehouse
Writing-on-stone Provincial Park Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta.jpg
Writing-on-stone Provincial Park
Galt Historic Railway Park Galt Historic Railway Park; Stirling, AB.jpg
Galt Historic Railway Park

Events

Education

Westwind School Division No. 74 and Horizon School Division No. 67 provide education within the boundaries of the County of Warner No. 5.

Early school districts

Listed below are the former school districts that once provided education within the County of Warner No. 5. [8]

Name & SD No.Image Location Date EstablishedDate Closed/
Disbanded		Notes
Galt/Stirling No. 647 Stirling School 1902. Stirling, Alberta.png 29 – 6 – 19 – W419 November 1901Originally named Galt, the name was changed to Stirling in 1957. [9]
Raymond No. 7008 – 6 – 20 – W41 May 1902 [10]
Mammoth No. 137924 – 5 – 20 – W49 August 1905 [11]
Warner No. 167510 – 4 – 17 – W431 July 1907 [12]
Tyrells Lake No. 200720-5-17-W48 July 19091939Demolished 1940s [13]
Milk River Valley/Masinasin No. 202415 – 2 – 13 – W424 August 1909Originally named Milk River Valley, the name was changed to Masinasin in 1941. [14]
Milk River No. 205615 – 2 – 13 – W48 October 1909 [14]
Grain No. 259715-1-11-W425 November 1911 [15]
West Butte/St. Kilda No. 274711-1-12-W425 May 1912Originally named West Butte, the name was changed to St. Kilda in 1920. [16]
Indian Rock No. 254018-1-12 -W4 moved? to 11 – 1 – 12 – W425 August 1911 [17]
Locke No. 273031-1-13 -W4 Moved? to 28 – 2 – 13 – W410 May 1912 [18]
Clarinda No. 2459 Clarinda School District No. 2459 ca. 1970s.jpg 8-1-13 -W410 June 1911 [19]
Verburg No. 243933-1-14 -W410 May 1911 [20]
Sexton Creek No. 25109-1-14 -W4 moved? to 33 – 1 – 14 – W424 July 1911 [21]
Lind No. 217034-1-16 -W425 April 1910 [22]
John Joes No. 219824-1-17-W426 May 1910Also spelled John Jo [23]
Two Fifteen No. 215320-2-15-W426 March 1910 March 26Moved to Milk River for a class room when the district was joined with Milk River Consolidated District 12, December 1945 [24]
Sleepy Hollow No. 2634 Sleepy Holly School School District No. 2634 ca.1975.jpg 24-2-15-W425 January 1912 [25]
Lucky Strike No. 258917-3-11-W49 November 1911 [26]
Prairie Round No. 215221-3-12-W426 March 1910 March 26 [27]
Patience No. 215623-6-17-W426 March 1910 [28]
Maybutt Prairie Queen Hotel.jpg 32-6-19-W419101924Classes were first held at the Presbyterian Church, a vacant Chinese restaurant and later the Prairie Queen Hotel at the corner of First Avenue and Front Street, Maybutt. Plans to build a school house never got past the planning stages and children from Maybutt were bused to the neighbouring town of Stirling in 1924. [29]
Kippen No. 208034-2-12-W49 December 19091933Kippenville Consolidated 7 created in 1915 by Kippen & Green Villa disorganized in 1933 [30]
Bankview No. 3042 Bankview School District No. 3042 1913-1953.jpg 16-1-17-W419131953
Craddock/Bluesky No. 345633 – 81 – 2 – W615 February 1917Originally named Craddock, the name was changed to Bluesky in 1947. [31]
Coutts No. 35604 – 1 – 15 – W430 October 1917 [32]
North Wrentham No. 36187 – 16 – W418 February 1918 [33]
Wrentham No. 361736 – 6 – 17 – W418 February 1918 [34]
Conrad No. 407711 – 61 – 12 – W43 November 1921 [35]

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4802001 – Warner County No. 5, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.{{cite map}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ↑ "Two-Fifteen – Our Roots: Local Histories Online – Milk River Country". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ Early School Districts – Warner County No. 5, Alberta
  9. ↑ Galt/Stirling S.D. 647 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  10. ↑ Raymond S.D. 700 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  11. ↑ Mommoth S.D. 1379 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  12. ↑ Warner S.D. 1675 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  13. ↑ "Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Tyrells Lake SD No. 2007". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  14. 1 2 Milk River Valley/Masinasin S.D. 2024 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  15. ↑ Grain S.D. 2597 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  16. ↑ West Butte/St. Kilda S.D. 2747 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  17. ↑ Indian Rock S.D. 2540 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  18. ↑ Locke S.D. 2730 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  19. ↑ Clarinda S.D. 2730 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  20. ↑ Verburg S.D. 2439 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  21. ↑ Sexton Creek S.D. 2510 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  22. ↑ Lind S.D. 2170 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  23. ↑ [Our Roots] – Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 – John Joe SD No. 2198 Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ↑ "Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Two Fifteen SD No. 2153". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  25. ↑ Sleepy Hollow S.D. 2634 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  26. ↑ Lucky Strike S.D. 2589 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  27. ↑ Prairie Round S.D. 2152 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  28. ↑ Patience S.D. 2156 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  29. ↑ Stirling Its Story and People – Maybutt School – pp. 191–192 [ permanent dead link ]
  30. ↑ "Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Kippen SD No. 2080". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  31. ↑ Craddock/Bluesky S.D. 3456 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  32. ↑ Coutts S.D. 3560 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives]
  33. ↑ North Wrentham S.D. 3618 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  34. ↑ Wrentham S.D. 3617 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  35. ↑ Conrad No. 4077 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives

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