Cardston County, Alberta

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subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_type1 = Province
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subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta
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subdivision_name3 = No. 3
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leader_name = Cardston County Council
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1954
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1999 (County)
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footnotes = Cardston County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 3 around the Town of Cardston.

The municipal district was established on January 1, 1954, through the amalgamation of the "Municipal District of Sugar City No. 5" and part of the "Municipal District of Cochrane No. 6". On January 1, 2000, the name was changed from "Municipal District of Cardston No. 6" to "Cardston County" [ [http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0053_1.htm Municipal Profile] - Alberta Municipal Affairs]

Demographics

In 2001, the county had a population of 4325 in 1118 dwellings, a 5.3% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 3416.24 km² it has a density of 1.3 inhabitants/km². [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4803001&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Cardston%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Cardston County community profile] - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE] The largest ancestries were English (52.3%), German (33.0%), Scottish (27.3%), Danish (8.7%), Irish (7.4%).

In 2006, Cardston County had a population of 4037 living in 1,102 dwellings, a 6.7% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of km2 to mi2|3414.87|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|1.2| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4803001&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Cardston%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4803001 | title= Cardston County - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year= Census 2006 | accessdate= 2007-06-11]

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

*Cardston
*Magrath

Villages

*Glenwood
*Hill Spring

Hamlets

*Aetna
*Beazer
*Carway
*Del Bonita
*Jefferson
*Kimball
*Leavitt
*Mountain View
*Raley
*Spring Coulee
*Taylorville, nothing remains of the town.
*Welling
*Welling Station
*Whiskey Gap
*Woolford

Notes

External links

* [http://www.cardstoncounty.com/ Cardston County]

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
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