Ponoka County is a
municipal district in
Alberta, Canada. It covers and it claims to "embody the essence of rural Alberta".
[Ponoka County official site](_blank)
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History
Ponoka County was founded on January 1, 1952. The county's first public officials were Mr. Bruce Ramsey, who directed municipal affairs, Mr. Peter McDonald as secretary- treasurer, and Mr. L.G. Saunders was head of the school system. The town gets its name from the Blackfoot word for Elk.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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are surrounded by Ponoka County.
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Cities
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Towns
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Ponoka
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Rimbey
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Villages
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Summer villages
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Parkland Beach
The following
hamlets are located within Ponoka County.
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; Hamlets
* Bluffton
*]Hoadley Hoadley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abel Hoadley (1844–1918), Australian confectioner
* Charles Hoadley (1887–1947), Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Scout Leader
* David Hoadley, various people
* Geor ...
* Leedale
* Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema)
The following localities are located within Ponoka County.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Ponoka County had a population of 9,998 living in 3,689 of its 4,255 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 9,806. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Government
The chief administrative officer (CAO) of Ponoka County is Charlie Cutforth.[ The five members of council, Nancy Hartford, Bryce Liddle, Mark Matejka, Paul McLauchlin, and Doug Weir, were elected October 21, 2013.][ Councillor Paul McLauchlin, from electoral division 4, was selected the ]reeve
Reeve may refer to:
Titles
*Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents
*Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord
*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
in a 2013 organizational meeting.
See also
* List of communities in Alberta
*List of municipal districts in Alberta
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References
External links
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Municipal districts in Alberta