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Ponoka County Alberta Information

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”. _x000D_ Ponoka County was founded on January 1, 1952. The county’s first public officials were Mr. Bruce Ramsey, who directed municipal affairs, Mr. Peter McDonald as secretary-treasurer, and Mr. L.G. Saunders was head of the school system. The town gets its name from the Blackfoot word for Elk. _x000D_ The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Ponoka County. _x000D_ The following hamlets are located within Ponoka County. _x000D_ The following localities are located within Ponoka County. _x000D_ _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ 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. _x000D_ The chief administrative officer (CAO) of Ponoka County is Charlie Cutforth. The five members of council, Nancy Hartford, Bryce Liddle, Mark Matejka, Paul McLauchlin, and Doug Weir, were elected October 21, 2013. Councillor Paul McLauchlin, from electoral division 4, was selected the reeve in a 2013 organizational meeting. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponoka_County