Ponoka County is a municipal district in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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. It covers 721396 acres (2,919 km²) and it claims to "embody the essence of rural Alberta" .

Demographics

In 2006, Ponoka County had a population of 8,640 living in 3,330 dwellings

House

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, a 1.7% decrease from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 2807.94 km² (1,084.2 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 3.1 /km2.

In 2001, the population of Ponoka County was 8,806 residents

Government leaders

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the county is currently Charlie Cutforth. The five members of council, Keith Beebe, Gawney Hinkley, Paul McLauchlin, Gordon Svenningsen, and George Verheire, where elected October 18, 2010

Alberta municipal elections, 2010

Municipal elections were held in Alberta, Canada on Monday, October 18, 2010. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections...

. Councillor Keith Beebe, from electoral division 5, was selected the reeve in the 2011 organizational meeting.

History

Ponoka County, Alberta 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

Secretary

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-treasurer

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, and Mr. L.G. Saunders was head of the school

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 system. The town gets its name from the Blackfoot word for Elk.

Communities

Towns

• Ponoka
  Ponoka, Alberta
  Ponoka is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the south/central parkland region of rolling hills. Industries are agriculture , and oil and gas production...
  
  
• Rimbey

Summer Villages

• Parkland Beach
  Parkland Beach, Alberta
  Parkland Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Gull Lake, southeast of Rimbey.- Demographics :In 2006, Parkland Beach had a population of 135 living in 165 dwellings, a 39.2% increase from 2001...
  
  

Hamlets

• Bluffton
  Bluffton, Alberta
  Bluffton is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Ponoka County. It is located northeast of Highway 20, approximately northwest of Red Deer.- References :...
  
  
• Hoadley
  Hoadley, Alberta
  Hoadley is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Ponoka County. It is located on Highway 20, approximately west of Wetaskiwin.- References :...
  
  
• Hobbema
  Hobbema, Alberta
  Hobbema is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada, a portion of which is designated a hamlet within Ponoka County. It is located near the intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately south of the City of Edmonton....
  
  
• Leedale
  Leedale, Alberta
  Leedale is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Ponoka County. It is located south of Highway 53, approximately northwest of Red Deer.- References :...