County of Forty Mile No. 8

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

County of Forty Mile No. 8

Municipal district

Seal

Welcome sign

Bow
Island

Foremost

Burdett

Manyberries

Etzikom

Orion

Skiff

Aden

Location within Alberta

Country| Canada
Province| Alberta
Region| Southern Alberta
Planning region| South Saskatchewan
Established| 1954
Incorporated| 1958
Government

[1]

• Reeve| Steven Wikkerink
• Governing body| County of Forty Mile Council
• Administrative office| Foremost
Area

(2021)[2]

• Land| 7,163.61 km2 (2,765.89 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

• Total| 3,471
• Density| 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
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 "Future Home of Kmart" sign located inside of the abandoned locality of Nemiskam inside of Forty Mile No. 8 County

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

## Geography[edit]

### Communities and localities[edit]

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Forty Mile No. 8.[3]

Cities

* none

Towns

* Bow Island

Villages

* Foremost

Summer villages

* none

The following hamlets are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8.[3]

Hamlets

* Burdett (dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003)
* Etzikom
* Manyberries
* Orion
* Skiff

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The following localities are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8.[4]

Localities

* Aden
* Avalon
* Bingen
* Birdsholm
* Comrey
* Endon
* Faith
* Florann
* Gahern
* Goddard
* Granlea
* Groton
* Hoping

* Inversnay
* Jensen
* Juno
* Legend
* Maleb (previously Conquerville)
* Nemiscam
* Pakowki
* Pendant d'Oreille
* Pinhorn
* Ranchville
* Whitla
* Winnifred

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Other places

* Altorado

## Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 had a population of 3,471 living in 861 of its 994 total private dwellings, a change of -3.1% from its 2016 population of 3,581. With a land area of 7,163.61 km2 (2,765.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

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 km2 (2,798.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
3. ^ a b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ "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[edit]

* Official website

Places adjacent to County of Forty Mile No. 8

| Municipal District of Taber | Cypress County |

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County of Forty Mile No. 8

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