Rocky View County is a
municipal district
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in southern
Alberta
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, Canada that is named for its views of the nearby
Rocky Mountains
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to the west. It surrounds most of
Calgary
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, forming the city's northern boundary and most of the city's western and eastern boundaries. At a population of 41,028 in 2021, Rocky View County is the most populous municipal district in Alberta. Though predominantly rural in nature, Rocky View County is home to 14
hamlets, including
Langdon, one of Alberta's
most populous hamlets. Its rural areas are home to numerous country residential subdivisions.
History
The Municipal District (MD) of Calgary No. 44 was originally formed on January 1, 1955 from part of Improvement District No. 46 and parts of five municipal districts – the
MD of Serviceberry No. 43, the
MD of Conrich No. 44, the
MD of Springbank No. 45, the
MD of Kneehill No. 48, and the
MD of Mountain View No. 49.
The MD of Calgary No. 44 was renamed the MD of Rocky View No. 44 on January 9, 1956.
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"Rocky View" was the successful entry selected in December 1955 in a local competition to rename the newly formed municipal district.][ " Bow View" and " Chinook" placed second and third respectively in the competition.][ The name "Rocky View" was successful due to its descriptive nature as most areas within the MD of Rocky View No. 44 have views of the ]Rocky Mountains
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to the west.
The MD of Rocky View No. 44 changed its name to Rocky View County on June 24, 2009.[
On July 28, 2020, Rocky View County applied to the Province of Alberta to change its municipal classification from an MD to a ]Specialized Municipality
A specialized municipality is a unique type of municipal status in the Canadian province of Alberta. These unique local governments are formed without the creation of special legislation, and typically allow for the coexistence of urban and ru ...
, like Strathcona County near Edmonton
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. This request was subsequently denied by the Province.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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History
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border Rocky View County.
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Cities
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Airdrie
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Chestermere
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Towns
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Cochrane Cochrane may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line
Canada
* Cochrane, Alberta
* Cochrane Lake, Alberta
* Cochrane District, Ontario
** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...
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Crossfield
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Irricana
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Villages
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Beiseker
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Summer villages
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The following
hamlets are located within Rocky View County.
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; Hamlets
* Balzac
* Bottrel
* Bragg Creek
*]Cochrane Lake Cochrane may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cochrane railway station, Sydney, a railway station on the closed Ropes Creek railway line
Canada
* Cochrane, Alberta
* Cochrane Lake, Alberta
* Cochrane District, Ontario
** Cochrane, Ontario, a town wit ...
* Conrich
* Dalemead
* Dalroy
* Delacour
*Indus
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*Janet
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Names
* Janet (given name)
* Janet (French singer) (1939–2011)
Surname
* Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table
* Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...
*Kathyrn
Kathyrn is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.
Kathyrn is located approximately 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Downtown Calgary on Highway 566, 1.6 km (1.0 mi) west of Highway 9. A Canadi ...
*Keoma
Keoma is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.
Keoma is located approximately 35 km (21 mi) northeast of Downtown Calgary, on Highway 566, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) east of Highway 9 and 19 km (12 mi) north of the ...
* Langdon
* Madden
designated place
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) or Artists View West Subdivision
*Banded Peak Place
*Bearspan Heights
* Bearspaw
* Bennett
*Braemore Ranch
*Caldbeck
*Calling Horse Estates
*Camp Gardner
*Circle Five
*Colpitts Ranch Subdivision
*Country Estates
*Craigdhu
*Croxford Estates
*Cullen Creek
*Deerwood Estates
*Del-Rich Meadows
*Elbow River Estates
*Elk Valley Park
*Entheos West
*Fawnhill
*Garden Heights
*Georgian Estates
*Ghost Dam
* Glenbow
*Green Valley Place
*HelmsdaleHarmony
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(urban community)
* Heritage Woods (designated place)
* Springbank (country residential area)
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada, Rocky View County had a population of 41,028 living in 13,905 of its 14,714 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 39,407. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Attractions
*Big Hill Springs Provincial Park
Big Hill Springs Provincial Park is a provincial park in the foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, about northwest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It features a series of springs and small waterfalls that flow year-round over rocky terraces cove ...
* Bragg Creek Community Centre and historic downtown
* Bragg Creek Provincial Park
* Calaway Park
* Century Downs Racetrack and Casino
* CrossIron Mills
*Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. The majority of the park is located on the north bank of the Bow River within Rocky View County. Portions of the eastern and western extremities of the ...
*Pioneer Acres Museum
Pioneer Acres Museum is an agricultural and industrial museum located just north of Irricana in Rocky View County in southern Alberta, Canada. The museum is one of the largest agricultural and industrial history museums in Alberta with a collection ...
Government
Municipal
Rocky View County has a council consisting of elected officials representing seven electoral divisions. Municipal elections, organized under the Alberta Elections Act from Alberta Municipal Affairs
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, are held every four years, the last being in October, 2021.
Each October, the councillors elect a mayor and a deputy mayor from among their number.
The Rocky View Council consists of:
Provincial
Rocky View County is served by the Provincial Electoral Divisions of Airdrie, Chestermere-Rocky View and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.
Rocky View is currently represented in the Alberta Legislature by MLA Angela Pitt in the riding of Airdrie, Leela Sharon Aheer in Chestermere-Rocky View and Nathan Cooper in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.
Federal
Rocky View is served by three Federal Electoral Divisions: Crowfoot, Macleod and Wild Rose.
Rocky View's northeast and southeast (east of Calgary, north of the Bow River) is part of the Federal Electoral district (also known as a riding) of Crowfoot. This riding has been represented by Kevin Sorenson
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, who was originally elected as a member of the Reform Party then again as a member of the Canadian Alliance
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and currently of the Conservative Party.
Rocky View's southwest (south of the Bow River and west of Calgary) is part of the Federal Electoral district (also known as a riding) of Macleod. This riding has been represented by Ted Menzies
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, who was originally elected as a member of the Canadian Alliance
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and currently of the Conservative Party.
Rocky View's northwest is part of the Federal Electoral district (also known as a riding) of Wild Rose. This riding is represented by Blake Richards, who was elected as a member of the Conservative Party on October 14, 2008.
Rocky View and the Calgary Region are also represented by Senator Elaine McCoy was appointed to the Senate of Canada
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(the Upper House
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) by Prime Minister Paul Martin
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The son o ...
on March 24, 2005.
Infrastructure
Transportation
;Highways
Rocky View County is bisected by the Trans-Canada Highway
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(Highway 1
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For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
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For roads numbered ...
) and Highway 2
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International
* AH2, As ...
. Highway 9
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* European route E09
* European route E009
Albania
* SH-9 Road in Albania.
Argentina
* National Route 9
Australia New South Wales
* A9 (Sydney)
South Australia
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** Port River Expr ...
, a major transportation route between Calgary and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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, also bisects the eastern portion of Rocky View County.
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The main lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway
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(CPR) and the Canadian National Railway
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(CNR) between Calgary and Edmonton travel through Rocky View County. The CPR main line is routed through the City of Airdrie and the Town of Crossfield, while the CNR main line is routed through the Town of Irricana and the Village of Beiseker.
;Airports
Two airports are located within Rocky View County – Beiseker Airport
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and Springbank Airport
Calgary/Springbank Airport or Springbank Airport is an airport located in the Rocky View County community of Springbank, Alberta, an area to the west of Calgary in Alberta, Canada.
The Springbank Airport acts as a general aviation reliever for ...
.
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal distr ...
*List of municipal districts in Alberta
A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, e ...
References
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Municipal districts in Alberta