Forty Mile County No. 8, Alberta

County of Forty Mile No. 8
—  Municipal district  —
Location of Forty Mile No. 8 in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°28′44″N 111°26′25″W / 49.47889°N 111.44028°W / 49.47889; -111.44028Coordinates: 49°28′44″N 111°26′25″W / 49.47889°N 111.44028°W / 49.47889; -111.44028
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	No. 1
Established	1954
Incorporated	1958
Government[1]
– Reeve	Tom H. Thacker
– Governing body	County of Forty Mile Council
– Municipal seat	Foremost
Area
– Total	7,229.84 km2 (2,791.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	3,414
– Density	0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
– Dwellings	945
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Website	County of Forty Mile No. 8

The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada.

It is located in Census Division 1, east of Medicine Hat. The municipal seat is in Foremost.

Demographics

In 2006, County of Forty Mile had a population of 3,414 living in 945 dwellings, a 0.5% decrease from 2001. The county has a land area of 7,229.84 km² (2,791.46 sq mi) and a population density of 0.5 /km² (1.3 /sq mi).^[2]

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 3,168 in 947 dwellings, a 1.9% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 7,215.27km² it had a density of 0.4 inhabitants/km².^[3]

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:^[4]

Towns

• Bow Island

Villages

• Foremost

Hamlets

• Burdett (dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003)
• Etzikom
• Manyberries
• Orion
• Skiff

Other unincorporated communities

• Aden
• Altorado
• Conquerville
• Legend
• Nemiscam
• Pakowki
• Whitla
• Winnifred

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta

References

1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
2. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "County of Forty Mile No. 8 - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4801008&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Forty%20Mile%20County%20No.%208&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4801008. Retrieved 2007-06-11. 
3. ^ County of Forty Mile community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
4. ^ Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs

External links

• County of Forty Mile (Official site)