- Millet, Alberta
-
Millet — Town — Town of Millet 
LogoLocation of Millet in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°05′52″N 113°28′22″W / 53.09778°N 113.47278°W Country 
CanadaProvince 
AlbertaRegion Central Alberta Census division 11 Municipal district County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Founded 1891 Incorporated 1903 (village) 1983 (town) Government - Mayor Robert E. Lorenson - Governing body Millet Town Council - MLA Area - Total 3.74 km2 (1.4 sq mi) Elevation 754 m (2,474 ft) Population (2006)[1] - Total 2,068 - Density 552.3/km2 (1,430.5/sq mi) Time zone MST (UTC-7) Postal code span T0C 1Z0 Area code(s) -1+780 Highways Highway 2A
Highway 616Waterways Pigeon Lake
Coal Lake
Pipestone CreekWebsite Town of Millet website Millet in a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Alberta's capital city of Edmonton. The town has won nationally in the Communities in Bloom competition and markets its beautiful setting.
Millet has several small businesses, and two schools, Millet School and Griffiths-Scott Middle School.[2]
In June of every year, a Millet Days celebration takes place.[3] This is the annual parade, trade show,softball tournament, fireworks, and regionally famous Millet Days Soccer Tournament.[4] Millet focuses on agriculture and recreation.[5] The Millet Thunder hockey club has come back to Millet as of 2004. The Team is a part of the Chinook Hockey League, and is a senior A league.
The current mayor of Millet is Robert E. Lorenson.
Contents
History
The Town of Millet was named in honour of August Millet, who was believed to be a canoeist for Father Lacombe. On June 17, 1903, Millet was proclaimed a village by an Order-in-Council of the Northwest Territories. By 1908, Millet's first councillors were elected.
In October 1927, a disastrous fire destroyed many of the buildings along the east side of Railway Street.
In 1950, the Board of Trade built a community hall and gave it to the Village. The hall is still being used today. In 1953, Northwestern Utilities brought natural gas to the Village. Griffiths Scott School was built in 1982, and a Senior Citizens Apartment was completed in 1983. On September 1, 1983, Millet was declared a town, and "Coming to Town" celebrations were held on October 15, 1983.
Millet Museum
The Millet and District Museum, Archives and Visitor Information Centre was formed in 1985. It continues to thrive on the west side of Highway 2A at the north end of the Town of Millet, which is located about 40 minutes south of Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. Its newest exhibit, "Achieving Excellence: 25 Years of the Millet Museum" is due to open in the summer months.
Death of the McConnell brothers
On the afternoon of February 1, 2010 brothers Connor (2 or 3 years old) and Jayden (10 or 11 months old) McConnell were found dead in the bathroom of their Millet home shortly after their mother allegedly attempted suicide in Edmonton; "post-mortem examinations confirmed the deaths were homicides".[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Demographics
In 2006, Millet had a population of 2,068 living in 807 dwellings, a 1.5% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) and a population density of 552.3 /km2 (1,430 /sq mi).[1]
Media
The town is the home of the official County of Wetaskiwin weekly newspaper, and the Leduc County weekly newspaper, The Leduc-Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer. Due to its proximity to two cities, the town's news is also covered in the Wetaskiwin Times and the Leduc Representative.[6]
In the Wetaskiwin area, a community channel (Northern Cablevision Channel 10) is broadcast out of the city of Wetaskiwin, as well as two radio stations. Other major radio stations are picked up from Edmonton. The Edmonton Sun and Edmonton Journal are also distributed in Millet.
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of towns in Alberta
- Millet and District Museum, Archives and Visitor Information Centre
References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Millet - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4811011&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Millet&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4811011. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ Wetaskiwin School Board website
- ^ Millet Living Community Website
- ^ Millet Soccer Homepage
- ^ AlbertaFirst. Millet's Economic Community Profile
- ^ Media: The Pipestone Flyer, Wetaskiwin Times, Leduc Representative
External links
Calmar Leduc HayLakes Breton 
Camrose 
Millet 
Rimbey Wetaskiwin New Norway Categories:- Towns in Alberta
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
