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County of Warner No. 5

Coordinates: 49°16′34″N 112°06′43″W / 49.27611°N 112.11194°W / 49.27611; -112.11194
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Warner No. 5
Municipal district
County of Warner No. 5
Last surviving elevator row in Alberta, located in Warner
Last surviving elevator row in Alberta, located in Warner
Official seal of Warner No. 5
Logo
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Planning regionSouth Saskatchewan
Established1912
Incorporated1950
Government
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 • ReeveRandy Taylor
 • Governing bodyCounty of Warner Council
 • Administrative officeWarner
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land4,462.2 km2 (1,722.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
4,290
 • Density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitewarnercounty.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.

History

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  • 1912 – Warner was originally organised as a rural municipality.
  • 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.

Geography

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The County of Warner No. 5 comprises approximately 50 townships and is bordered on the south by the Canada-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.

Communities and localities

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Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 4,290 living in 907 of its 1,032 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2016 population of 3,942. With a land area of 4,462.2 km2 (1,722.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.5/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 3,847 living in 816 of its 941 total private dwellings, a 0.2% change from its 2011 population of 3,841. With a land area of 4,531.55 km2 (1,749.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.2/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

Attractions

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See also: List of attractions and landmarks in Stirling
Stirling tourist information replica pioneer house and Bishop's storehouse
Writing-on-stone Provincial Park
Galt Historic Railway Park

Events

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  • Stirling Settler Days
  • Victorian Prairie Christmas – Galt Railway Park
  • Raymond Stampede
  • Milk River Bonanza Days
  • Coutts Days
  • Warner Dino Days

Education

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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

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Listed below are the former school districts that once provided education within the County of Warner No. 5.[8]

Name & SD No. Image Location Date Established Date Closed/
Disbanded		 Notes
Galt/Stirling No. 647 29 – 6 – 19 – W4 19 November 1901 Originally named Galt, the name was changed to Stirling in 1957.[9]
Raymond No. 700 8 – 6 – 20 – W4 1 May 1902[10]
Mammoth No. 1379 24 – 5 – 20 – W4 9 August 1905[11]
Warner No. 1675 10 – 4 – 17 – W4 31 July 1907[12]
Tyrells Lake No. 2007 20-5-17-W4 8 July 1909 1939 Demolished 1940s[13]
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.[14]
Milk River No. 2056 15 – 2 – 13 – W4 8 October 1909[14]
Grain No. 2597 15-1-11-W4 25 November 1911[15]
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.[16]
Indian Rock No. 2540 18-1-12 -W4 moved? to 11 – 1 – 12 – W4 25 August 1911[17]
Locke No. 2730 31-1-13 -W4 Moved? to 28 – 2 – 13 – W4 10 May 1912[18]
Clarinda No. 2459 8-1-13 -W4 10 June 1911[19]
Verburg No. 2439 33-1-14 -W4 10 May 1911[20]
Sexton Creek No. 2510 9-1-14 -W4 moved? to 33 – 1 – 14 – W4 24 July 1911[21]
Lind No. 2170 34-1-16 -W4 25 April 1910[22]
John Joes No. 2198 24-1-17-W4 26 May 1910 Also spelled John Jo[23]
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[24]
Sleepy Hollow No. 2634 24-2-15-W4 25 January 1912[25]
Lucky Strike No. 2589 17-3-11-W4 9 November 1911[26]
Prairie Round No. 2152 21-3-12-W4 26 March 1910 March 26[27]
Patience No. 2156 23-6-17-W4 26 March 1910[28]
Maybutt 32-6-19-W4 1910 1924 Classes were first held at the Presbyterian Church, a vacant Chinese restaurant and later the Prairie Queen Hotel at the corner of First Avenue and Front Street, Maybutt. Plans to build a school house never got past the planning stages and children from Maybutt were bused to the neighbouring town of Stirling in 1924.[29]
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

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References

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  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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4802001 – Warner County No. 5, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.{{cite map}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ "Two-Fifteen – Our Roots: Local Histories Online – Milk River Country". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Early School Districts – Warner County No. 5, Alberta
  9. ^ Galt/Stirling S.D. 647 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  10. ^ Raymond S.D. 700 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  11. ^ Mommoth S.D. 1379 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  12. ^ Warner S.D. 1675 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  13. ^ "Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Tyrells Lake SD No. 2007". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  14. ^ a b Milk River Valley/Masinasin S.D. 2024 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  15. ^ Grain S.D. 2597 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  16. ^ West Butte/St. Kilda S.D. 2747 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  17. ^ Indian Rock S.D. 2540 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  18. ^ Locke S.D. 2730 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  19. ^ Clarinda S.D. 2730 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  20. ^ Verburg S.D. 2439 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  21. ^ Sexton Creek S.D. 2510 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  22. ^ Lind S.D. 2170 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  23. ^ [Our Roots] – Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 – John Joe SD No. 2198 Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ "Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Two Fifteen SD No. 2153". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  25. ^ Sleepy Hollow S.D. 2634 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  26. ^ Lucky Strike S.D. 2589 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  27. ^ Prairie Round S.D. 2152 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  28. ^ Patience S.D. 2156 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  29. ^ Stirling Its Story and People – Maybutt School – pp. 191–192[permanent dead link‍]
  30. ^ "Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Kippen SD No. 2080". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  31. ^ Craddock/Bluesky S.D. 3456 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
  32. ^ Coutts S.D. 3560 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives]
  33. ^ North Wrentham S.D. 3618 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  34. ^ Wrentham S.D. 3617 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  35. ^ Conrad No. 4077 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Glenbow Museum Archives
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