County of Forty Mile No. 8

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County of Forty Mile No. 8
Municipal district
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Seal
Forty Mile County AB welcome sign.jpg
Welcome sign
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Planning region South Saskatchewan
Established1954
Incorporated1958
Government
[1]
 •  Reeve Steven Wikkerink
 • Governing bodyCounty of Forty Mile Council
 •  Administrative office Foremost
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land7,163.61 km2 (2,765.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total3,471
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website 40mile.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.

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The "Future Home of Kmart" sign located inside of the abandoned locality of Nemiskam inside of Forty Mile No. 8 County Future Home of Kmart -- Nemiskam, Alberta.png
The "Future Home of Kmart" sign located inside of the abandoned locality of Nemiskam inside of Forty Mile No. 8 County

The County of Forty Mile is filled with several ghost towns such as Nemiskam, Orion, Conquerville, Altorado, Conrad, and the partially abandoned Etzikom.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. [4]

Localities
Other places

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 had a population of 3,471 living in 861 of its 994 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 had a population of 3,581 living in 865 of its 968 total private dwellings, a

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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: 4801008 - Forty Mile County No. 8, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "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.
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