Wheatland County, Alberta

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official_name = Wheatland County
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = AB
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = No. 5
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government_footnotes =Cite web| url= http://www.wheatlandcounty.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=2&Itemid=5| title= Council| author= Wheatland County|accessdate= 2007-07-10]
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leader_title = Governing body
leader_name = Wheatland County Council
leader_title1 = Reeve
leader_name1 = Ben C. Armstrong
leader_title2 = County seat
leader_name2 = Strathmore
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1955
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1961 (County)
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population_total = 8164
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timezone = MST
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latd= 51|latm= 02|lats= 16|latNS=N
longd= 113|longm= 24|longs= 01|longEW=W
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website = [http://www.wheatlandcounty.ca/ Wheatland County]
footnotes = Wheatland County is a municipal district in south-central Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary.

It is located in Census Division 5. The municipal seat s set in the Town of Strathmore.

Demographics

In 2006, the municipal district had a population of 7,889 in 2,516 dwellings, a 12.4% increase from 1996. On a surface of 4,551.20 km² it had a density of 1.7 inhabitants/km². [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4805012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Wheatland&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Wheatland County community profile] - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.]

In 2006, Wheatland County had a population of 8,164 living in 2,620 dwellings, a 3.5% increase from 2001. The countyhas a land area of km2 to mi2|4550.92|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|1.8| spell=UK | abbr=yes.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4805012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Wheatland%20County&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4805012 | title= Wheatland 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 [ [http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/profiles/data/0349_1.htm Municipal Profile] - Alberta Municipal Affairs] :

Towns
*StrathmoreVillages
*Hussar
*Rockyford
*StandardHamlets
*Carseland
*Chancellor
*Cheadle
*Cluny
*Gleichen
*Lyalta
*Namaka
*Nightingale
*Rosebud

References

External links

* [http://www.wheatlandcounty.ca/ Wheatland County] - Official site
* [http://www.albertafirst.com/profiles/statspack/20722.html Wheatland Profile] (on AlbertaFirst)

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Wheatland County
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