Wheatland County is a municipal district in south-central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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, east of Calgary.

It is located in Census Division 5

Division No. 5, Alberta

Division No. 5 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the north-central portion of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Strathmore.- Census subdivisions :...

. The municipal seat is the Town of Strathmore

Strathmore, Alberta

Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :...

.

Demographics

In 2006, Wheatland County had a population of 8,164 living in 2,620 dwellings

House

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, a 3.5% increase from 2001. The county has a land area of 4550.92 km² (1,757.1 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.8 /km2.

In 2001, 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.

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Strathmore
  Strathmore, Alberta
  Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :...
  
  

Villages

• Hussar
• Rockyford
  Rockyford, Alberta
  Rockyford is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 88 km east of the city of Calgary and 56 km south-west of Drumheller.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Standard
  Standard, Alberta
  Standard is a village located in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated within the County of Wheatland, approximately east of the city of Calgary. The Canadian Pacific Railway tracks pass south of the village. The village was originally settled by Danish immigrants...
  
  

Hamlets

• Ardenode
  Ardenode, Alberta
  Ardenode is a ghost town in southern Alberta in Wheatland County, located east of Highway 9, northeast of Calgary.-See also:*List of ghost towns in Alberta...
  
  
• Carseland
  Carseland, Alberta
  Carseland is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 24, approximately south of Cheadle, Alberta and south of Strathmore.It is within Alberta Census Division No...
  
  
• Chancellor
  Chancellor, Alberta
  Chancellor is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located approximately north of Highway 1 and east of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Cheadle
  Cheadle, Alberta
  Cheadle is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 24, south of the Highway 1 and approximately east of the City of Calgary....
  
  
• Cluny
• Gleichen
  Gleichen, Alberta
  Gleichen is a hamlet in southeast Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located adjacent to the Siksika Nation at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 547, approximately southeast of Strathmore.- History :...
  
  
• Lyalta
  Lyalta, Alberta
  Lyalta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located north of Highway 1, approximately east of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Namaka
  Namaka, Alberta
  Namaka is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located approximately south of Highway 1 and east of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Nightingale
  Nightingale, Alberta
  Nightingale is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located west of Highway 21, approximately east of Calgary.- References :...
  
  
• Rosebud
  Rosebud, Alberta
  Rosebud, Alberta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located on Highway 840, approximately northeast of Calgary and southwest of Drumheller...
  
  

Designated places

• Redland
  Redland, Alberta
  Redland is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on Range Road 222A, west of Highway 840.- Demographics :...
  
  

External links

• Wheatland County - Official site
• Wheatland Profile (on AlbertaFirst)