Ponoka County
Municipal district in Alberta, Canada
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Ponoka County is a municipal district in Alberta, Canada. It covers 721,396 acres (2,919 km2) and it claims to "embody the essence of rural Alberta".[3]
Ponoka County | |
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Pump jack near Ponoka | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Established | 1944 |
| Incorporated | 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Paul McLauchlin |
| • Governing body | Ponoka County Council
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| • CAO | Charlie Cutforth |
| • Administrative office | Ponoka |
| • MP | Blaine Calkins |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 2,807.99 km2 (1,084.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 9,998 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | ponokacounty.com |
History
Geography
Communities and localities
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Ponoka County.[5]
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The following localities are located within Ponoka County.[7]
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ponoka County had a population of 9,998 living in 3,689 of its 4,255 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 9,806. With a land area of 2,807.99 km2 (1,084.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.6/km2 (9.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ponoka County had a population of 9,806 living in 3,535 of its 4,199 total private dwellings, a 10.7% change from its 2011 population of 8,856. With a land area of 2,814.26 km2 (1,086.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
Government
The chief administrative officer (CAO) of Ponoka County is Charlie Cutforth.[1] The five members of council, Nancy Hartford, Bryce Liddle, Mark Matejka, Paul McLauchlin, and Doug Weir, were elected October 21, 2013.[1] Councillor Paul McLauchlin, from electoral division 4, was selected the reeve in a 2013 organizational meeting.[9]
