County of Warner No. 5
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.
Warner No. 5 | |
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County of Warner No. 5 | |
Last surviving elevator row in Alberta, located in Warner | |
Location within Alberta | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
Established | 1912 |
Incorporated | 1950 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Ross Ford |
• Governing body | County of Warner Council |
• Office location | Warner |
Area (2016)[2] | |
• Land | 4,531.55 km2 (1,749.64 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,847 |
• Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
Website | warnercounty.ca |
History
Warner was originally organised as a rural municipality in 1912. The County of Warner No. 5 was established in 1954.
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Warner No. 5 recorded 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.[2]
In the 2011 Census, the County of Warner No. 5 had a population of 3,841 living in 820 of its 956 total dwellings, a 5.1% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 3,654. With a land area of 4,517.67 km2 (1,744.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.2/sq mi) in 2011.[3]
Tourism and attractions
- Stirling Agricultural Village, National Historic Site of Canada
- Warner elevator row, last surviving "Grain Elevator Row" in Alberta.
- Galt Historic Railway Park
- Michelsen Farmstead
- William T. Ogden House
- Lost Frontier Mini-Railway
- Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
- Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum
- Centennial Park
- Stirling Elevator
- Neils Hogenson House
- Andrew Larson House
- Temple Hill
- Raymond Golf Club
- Milk River Golf Club
Events
- Stirling Settler Days
- Victorian Prairie Christmas - Galt Railway Park
- Raymond Stampede
- Milk River Bonanza Days
- Coutts Days
- Warner Dino Days
History
The County of Warner No. 5 comprises approximately 50 townships, and is bordered on the south by the Canadian-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.
The following is the events that lead to the incorporation of the County of Warner No. 5:
- 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.
Communities and localities
Education
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
Listed below are the former school districts that once provided education within the County of Warner No. 5.[7]
Name & SD No. | Image | Location | Date Established | Date Closed/ Disbanded | Notes |
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Galt/Stirling No. 647 | 29 - 6 - 19 - W4 | 19 November 1901 | Originally named Galt, the name was changed to Stirling in 1957.[8] | ||
Raymond No. 700 | 8 - 6 - 20 - W4 | 1 May 1902[9] | |||
Mammoth No. 1379 | 24 - 5 - 20 - W4 | 9 August 1905[10] | |||
Warner No. 1675 | 10 - 4 - 17 - W4 | 31 July 1907[11] | |||
Tyrells Lake No. 2007 | 20-5-17-W4 | 8 July 1909 | 1939 | Demolished 1940s[12] | |
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.[13] | ||
Milk River No. 2056 | 15 - 2 - 13 - W4 | 8 October 1909[13] | |||
Grain No. 2597 | 15-1-11-W4 | 25 November 1911[14] | |||
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.[15] | ||
Indian Rock No. 2540 | 18-1-12 -W4 moved? to 11 - 1 - 12 - W4 | 25 August 1911[16] | |||
Locke No. 2730 | 31-1-13 -W4 Moved? to 28 - 2 - 13 - W4 | 10 May 1912[17] | |||
Clarinda No. 2459 | 8-1-13 -W4 | 10 June 1911[18] | |||
Verburg No. 2439 | 33-1-14 -W4 | 10 May 1911[19] | |||
Sexton Creek No. 2510 | 9-1-14 -W4 moved? to 33 - 1 - 14 - W4 | 24 July 1911[20] | |||
Lind No. 2170 | 34-1-16 -W4 | 25 April 1910[21] | |||
John Joes No. 2198 | 24-1-17-W4 | 26 May 1910 | Also spelled John Jo[22] | ||
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[23] | ||
Sleepy Hollow No. 2634 | 24-2-15-W4 | 25 January 1912[24] | |||
Lucky Strike No. 2589 | 17-3-11-W4 | 9 November 1911[25] | |||
Prairie Round No. 2152 | 21-3-12-W4 | 26 March 1910 March 26[26] | |||
Patience No. 2156 | 23-6-17-W4 | 26 March 1910[27] | |||
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.[28] | |
Kippen No. 2080 | 34-2-12-W4 | 9 December 1909 | 1933 | Kippenville Consolidated 7 created in 1915 by Kippen & Green Villa disorganized in 1933[29] | |
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.[30] | ||
Coutts No. 3560 | 4 - 1 - 15 - W4 | 30 October 1917[31] | |||
North Wrentham No. 3618 | 7 - 16 - W4 | 18 February 1918[32] | |||
Wrentham No. 3617 | 36 - 6 - 17 - W4 | 18 February 1918[33] | |||
Conrad No. 4077 | 11 - 61 - 12 - W4 | 3 November 1921[34] |
References
- "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- "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.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4802001 - Warner County No. 5, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- Two-Fifteen - Our Roots: Local Histories Online - Milk River Country
- Early School Districts - Warner County No. 5, Alberta
- Galt/Stirling S.D. 647 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Raymond S.D. 700 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Mommoth S.D. 1379 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Warner S.D. 1675 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - Tyrells Lake SD No. 2007
- Milk River Valley/Masinasin S.D. 2024 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Grain S.D. 2597 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- West Butte/St. Kilda S.D. 2747 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Indian Rock S.D. 2540 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Locke S.D. 2730 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Clarinda S.D. 2730 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Verburg S.D. 2439 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Sexton Creek S.D. 2510 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Lind S.D. 2170 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- [Our Roots] - Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - John Joe SD No. 2198
- Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - Two Fifteen SD No. 2153
- Sleepy Hollow S.D. 2634 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Lucky Strike S.D. 2589 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Prairie Round S.D. 2152 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Patience S.D. 2156 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Stirling Its Story and People - Maybutt School - Page 191-192
- Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982 - Kippen SD No. 2080
- Craddock/Bluesky S.D. 3456 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives
- Coutts S.D. 3560 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives]
- North Wrentham S.D. 3618 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Wrentham S.D. 3617 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Conrad No. 4077 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Glenbow Museum Archives