County of Warner No. 5
County of Warner No. 5 | |
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Municipal district | |
Last surviving elevator row in Alberta, located in Warner
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Location of Warner County No. 5 in Alberta | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | No. 2 |
Established | 1912 |
Incorporated | 1950 |
Government[1] | |
• Reeve | Ross Ford |
• Governing body | County of Warner Council |
• Office location | Warner |
Area (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 4,517.67 km2 (1,744.28 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 3,841 |
• Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 887 |
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Website | warnercounty.ca |
The County of Warner No. 5 is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 2 just north of the United States border, its municipal office is located in the Village of Warner.
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History
Warner was originally organised as a rural municipality in 1912. The County of Warner No. 5 was established in 1954.
Demographics
In the 2011 Census, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 3,841 living in 820 of its 956 total dwellings, a 5.1% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 3,654. With a land area of 4,517.67 km2 (1,744.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.2/sq mi) in 2011.[2]
In 2006, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 3,674 living in 887 dwellings, a 3.3% decrease from 2001.[3] However, this population has since been revised by Statistics Canada to 3,776.[4] Using the pre-revised Statistics Canada data, the County of Warner No. 5 had a land area of 4,519.77 km2 (1,745.09 sq mi) and a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi).[3]
In 2001, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 3,798 in 880 dwellings, a 6.7% increase from 1996. On a surface of 4,516.09 km² it had a density of 0.8 inhabitants/km².[5]
Tourism and attractions
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- Stirling Agricultural Village, National Historic Site of Canada
- Warner elevator row, last surviving "Grain Elevator Row" in Alberta.
- Galt Historic Railway Park
- Michelsen Farmstead
- William T. Ogden House
- Lost Frontier Mini-Railway
- Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
- Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum
- Centennial Park
- Stirling Elevator
- Neils Hogenson House
- Andrew Larson House
- Temple Hill
- Raymond Golf Club
- Milk River Golf Club
Events
- Stirling Settler Days
- Victorian Prairie Christmas - Galt Railway Park
- Raymond Stampede
History
The County of Warner No. 5 comprises approximately 50 townships, and is bordered on the south by the Canadian-United States border, It is composed of the former Municipal District of Warner No. 36 and a portion of the former Municipal District of Sugar City No. 37.
The following is the events that lead to the incorporation of the County of Warner No. 5:
- January, 1913 - Municipal District of Warner No. 36 incorporated.
- January 23, 1923 - Municipal District of Sugar City No. 37 incorporated.
- 1942 - Sugar City Municipality enlarged to include Local Improvement District
No. 7 and portions of Local Improvement Districts 8, 38 and 67.
- January 6, 1950 - Warner Municipality enlarged to include Milk River, Coutts and Masinasin districts.
- December 31, 1953 - Sugar City dissolved and portion added to the Municipal District of Warner.
- January 1, 1954 - County of Warner No. 5 incorporated.
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Warner No. 5:[6]
The following hamlets are located within the County of Warner No. 5:[6] |
The following localities are located within the County of Warner No. 5:[7]
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Education
Westwind School Division No. 74 and Horizon School Division No. 67 provide education within the boundaries of the County of Warner No. 5.
Early school districts
Listed below are the former school districts that once provided education within the County of Warner No. 5.[9]
Name & SD No. | Image | Location | Date Established | Date Closed/ Disbanded |
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Galt/Stirling No. 647 | File:Stirling School 1902. Stirling, Alberta.png | 29 - 6 - 19 - W4 | 19 November 1901 | Originally named Galt, the name was changed to Stirling in 1957.[10] | |
Raymond No. 700 | 8 - 6 - 20 - W4 | 1 May 1902[11] | |||
Mammoth No. 1379 | 24 - 5 - 20 - W4 | 9 August 1905[12] | |||
Warner No. 1675 | 10 - 4 - 17 - W4 | 31 July 1907[13] | |||
Tyrells Lake No. 2007 | 20-5-17-W4 | 8 July 1909 | 1939 | Demolished 1940s[14] | |
Milk River Valley/Masinasin No. 2024 | 15 - 2 - 13 - W4 | 24 August 1909 | Originally named Milk River Valley, the name was changed to Masinasin in 1941.[15] | ||
Milk River No. 2056 | 15 - 2 - 13 - W4 | 8 October 1909[15] | |||
Grain No. 2597 | 15-1-11-W4 | 25 November 1911[16] | |||
West Butte/St. Kilda No. 2747 | 11-1-12-W4 | 25 May 1912 | Originally named West Butte, the name was changed to St. Kilda in 1920.[17] | ||
Indian Rock No. 2540 | 18-1-12 -W4 moved? to 11 - 1 - 12 - W4 | 25 August 1911[18] | |||
Locke No. 2730 | 31-1-13 -W4 Moved? to 28 - 2 - 13 - W4 | 10 May 1912[19] | |||
Clarinda No. 2459 | 8-1-13 -W4 | 10 June 1911[20] | |||
Verburg No. 2439 | 33-1-14 -W4 | 10 May 1911[21] | |||
Sexton Creek No. 2510 | 9-1-14 -W4 moved? to 33 - 1 - 14 - W4 | 24 July 1911[22] | |||
Lind No. 2170 | 34-1-16 -W4 | 25 April 1910[23] | |||
John Joes No. 2198 | 24-1-17-W4 | 26 May 1910 | Also spelled John Jo[24] | ||
Two Fifteen No. 2153 | 20-2-15-W4 | 26 March 1910 March 26 | Moved to Milk River for a class room when the district was joined with Milk River Consolidated District 12, December 1945[25] | ||
Sleepy Hollow No. 2634 | File:Sleepy Holly School School District No. 2634 ca.1975.jpg | 24-2-15-W4 | 25 January 1912[26] | ||
Lucky Strike No. 2589 | 17-3-11-W4 | 9 November 1911[27] | |||
Prairie Round No. 2152 | 21-3-12-W4 | 26 March 1910 March 26[28] | |||
Patience No. 2156 | 23-6-17-W4 | 26 March 1910[29] | |||
Maybutt | 32-6-19-W4 | 1912 | |||
Kippen No. 2080 | 34-2-12-W4 | 9 December 1909 | 1933 | Kippenville Consolidated 7 created in 1915 by Kippen & Green Villa disorganized in 1933[30] | |
Bankview No. 3042 | 16-1-17-W4 | 1913 | 1953 | ||
Craddock/Bluesky No. 3456 | 33 - 81 - 2 - W6 | 15 February 1917 | Originally named Craddock, the name was changed to Bluesky in 1947.[31] | ||
Coutts No. 3560 | 4 - 1 - 15 - W4 | 30 October 1917[32] | |||
North Wrentham No. 3618 | 7 - 16 - W4 | 18 February 1918[33] | |||
Wrentham No. 3617 | 36 - 6 - 17 - W4 | 18 February 1918[34] | |||
Conrad No. 4077 | 11 - 61 - 12 - W4 | 3 November 1921[35] |
See also
References
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ Two-Fifteen - Our Roots: Local Histories Online - Milk River Country
- ↑ Early School Districts - Warner County No. 5, Alberta
- ↑ Galt/Stirling S.D. 647 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Raymond S.D. 700 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Mommoth S.D. 1379 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Warner S.D. 1675 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - Tyrells Lake SD No. 2007
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Milk River Valley/Masinasin S.D. 2024 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Grain S.D. 2597 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ West Butte/St. Kilda S.D. 2747 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Indian Rock S.D. 2540 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Locke S.D. 2730 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Clarinda S.D. 2730 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Verburg S.D. 2439 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Sexton Creek S.D. 2510 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Lind S.D. 2170 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ [Our Roots] - Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - John Joe SD No. 2198
- ↑ Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - Two Fifteen SD No. 2153
- ↑ Sleepy Hollow S.D. 2634 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Lucky Strike S.D. 2589 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Prairie Round S.D. 2152 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Patience S.D. 2156 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - Kippen SD No. 2080
- ↑ Craddock/Bluesky S.D. 3456 - Glenbow Museum Archives
- ↑ Coutts S.D. 3560 - Glenbow Museum Archives]
- ↑ North Wrentham S.D. 3618
- ↑ Wrentham S.D. 3617
- ↑ Conrad No. 4077 - Glenbow Museum Archives
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