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County of Forty Mile No. 8
Municipal district
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Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Planning region	South Saskatchewan
Established	1954
Incorporated	1958
Government
• Reeve	Steven Wikkerink
• Governing body	County of Forty Mile Council
• Administrative office	Foremost
Area
• Land	7,163.61 km (2,765.89 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,600
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	40mile.ca

The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is a municipal district in south eastern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 1, southwest of Medicine Hat. Its municipal office is located in the Village of Foremost.

The County of Forty Mile is filled with several ghost towns such as Nemiskam, Orion, Conquerville, Altorado, Conrad, and the partially abandoned Etzikom.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8.

Localities

Other places

• Altorado

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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 0.5% from its 2016 population of 3,581. With a land area of 7,163.61 km (2,765.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km (1.3/sq mi) 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 7.3% change from its 2011 population of 3,336. With a land area of 7,249.31 km (2,798.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta
• List of ghost towns in Alberta

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
3. ^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. December 1, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
4. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
5. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4801008 - Forty Mile County No. 8, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

External links

• Official website

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Cities	Airdrie Brooks Calgary Chestermere Lethbridge Medicine Hat
Towns	Bassano Black Diamond Bow Island Canmore Cardston Claresholm Coaldale Coalhurst Cochrane Crossfield Fort Macleod Granum High River Irricana Magrath Milk River Nanton Nobleford Okotoks Picture Butte Pincher Creek Raymond Redcliff Stavely Strathmore Taber Turner Valley Vauxhall Vulcan
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Specialized municipalities	Crowsnest Pass
Improvement districts	4 (Waterton) Kananaskis
Indian reserves	Blood 148 148A Eden Valley 216 Piikani 147 Timber Limit B Siksika 146 Stoney 142, 143, 144 142B Tsuu T'ina 145
National parks	Waterton Lakes
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