The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a

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in south eastern

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, Canada. It is located in Census Division 1, southwest of

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. Its municipal office is located in the Village of Foremost. The County of Forty Mile is filled with several ghost towns such as Nemiskam,

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, Conquerville, Altorado,

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, and the partially abandoned Etzikom.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Forty Mile No. 8. ;

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*none ;

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;

Villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

* Foremost ; Summer villages *none The following

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. ;

Hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

* Burdett (dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003) * Etzikom * Manyberries *

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* Whitla * Winnifred The following

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are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. ;Localities *

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*Avalon *Bingen *Birdsholm *Comrey *Endon *Faith *Florann *Gahern *Goddard *Granlea *Groton *Hoping *Inversnay *Jensen *Juno *

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* Maleb (previously Conquerville) * Nemiscam * Pakowki *Pendant d'Oreille *Pinhorn *Ranchville ;Other places * Altorado

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 had a population of 3,600 living in 861 of its 994 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,581. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 had a population of 3,581 living in 865 of its 968 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,336. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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External links

* {{Alberta Regions South Saskatchewan Forty Mile 1954 establishments in Alberta

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

See also

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