Warner County No. 5, Alberta
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| Warner County No. 5 | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | No. 2 |
| Established | 1912 |
| Incorporated | 1950 |
| Government [1] | |
| - Governing body | Warner County No. 5 Council |
| - Reeve | Bob Jones |
| - County seat | Warner |
| Area | |
| - Total | 4,520 km² (1,745.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 3,674 |
| - Density | 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) |
| - Dwellings | 887 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Website: Warner County No. 5 | |
County of Warner No. 5 is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada.
It is located in Census Division 2, just north of the USA border. Warner was organised as a rural municipality since 1912, and established in the actual borders since 1954. The seat of the municipality is located in Warner.
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[edit] Demographics
In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 3,798 in 880 dwellings, a 6.7% increase from 1996. On a surface of 4,516.09 km² it has a density of 0.8 inhabitants/km².[3]
In 2006, Warner County No. 5 had a population of 3,674 living in 887 dwellings, a 3.3% decrease from 2001. The countyhas a land area of 4,519.77 km² (1,745.1 sq mi) and a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi).[2]
[edit] Communities
The following communities are located in this municipal district[4]:
Towns
Villages
Hamlets
- Conrad
- Judson
- Lucky Strike
- Maybutt
- McNab
- New Dayton
- Wrentham
[edit] Notable people
- Theodore Brandley (December 7, 1851 – May 6, 1928), Mormon missionary and colonizer of Stirling{{fact{{
- Ted E. Brewerton (born 1925), emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)[citation needed]
- Grant L. Spackman, received the Distinguished Flying Cross, presented to him by the King of England[citation needed]
- Jesse Knight (6 September 1845 — 14 March 1921) was one of relatively few Latter-day Saint mining magnates in nineteenth century Western America[citation needed]
- Raymond Knight (8 April 1872 – 7 February 1947), prominent Latter-day Saint settler of what is today Southern Alberta[citation needed]
- Brett Ralph (born on March 3, 1982 in Raymond), Canadian Football League wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders[citation needed]
- Cleon Skousen was born in Raymond, and moved with his family to both Mexico and California as a youth[citation needed]
- Reg Kesler, rodeo stock contractor who raised first class Bucking bronco bulls and resided on a ranch near Stirling[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Warner County No. 5. Council. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Warner County No. 5 - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ County of Warner community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
- ^ Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
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