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
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
[1]
 • ReeveRoss Ford
 • Governing bodyCounty of Warner Council
 • Administrative officeWarner
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land4,462.2 km2 (1,722.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total4,290
 • Density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Websitewarnercounty.ca

History
  • 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

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

Demographics

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

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.[8]

Name & SD No.ImageLocationDate EstablishedDate Closed/
Disbanded		Notes
Galt/Stirling No. 64729 – 6 – 19 – W419 November 1901Originally named Galt, the name was changed to Stirling in 1957.[9]
Raymond No. 7008 – 6 – 20 – W41 May 1902[10]
Mammoth No. 137924 – 5 – 20 – W49 August 1905[11]
Warner No. 167510 – 4 – 17 – W431 July 1907[12]
Tyrells Lake No. 200720-5-17-W48 July 19091939Demolished 1940s[13]
Milk River Valley/Masinasin No. 202415 – 2 – 13 – W424 August 1909Originally named Milk River Valley, the name was changed to Masinasin in 1941.[14]
Milk River No. 205615 – 2 – 13 – W48 October 1909[14]
Grain No. 259715-1-11-W425 November 1911[15]
West Butte/St. Kilda No. 274711-1-12-W425 May 1912Originally named West Butte, the name was changed to St. Kilda in 1920.[16]
Indian Rock No. 254018-1-12 -W4 moved? to 11 – 1 – 12 – W425 August 1911[17]
Locke No. 273031-1-13 -W4 Moved? to 28 – 2 – 13 – W410 May 1912[18]
Clarinda No. 24598-1-13 -W410 June 1911[19]
Verburg No. 243933-1-14 -W410 May 1911[20]
Sexton Creek No. 25109-1-14 -W4 moved? to 33 – 1 – 14 – W424 July 1911[21]
Lind No. 217034-1-16 -W425 April 1910[22]
John Joes No. 219824-1-17-W426 May 1910Also spelled John Jo[23]
Two Fifteen No. 215320-2-15-W426 March 1910 March 26Moved to Milk River for a class room when the district was joined with Milk River Consolidated District 12, December 1945[24]
Sleepy Hollow No. 263424-2-15-W425 January 1912[25]
Lucky Strike No. 258917-3-11-W49 November 1911[26]
Prairie Round No. 215221-3-12-W426 March 1910 March 26[27]
Patience No. 215623-6-17-W426 March 1910[28]
Maybutt32-6-19-W419101924Classes 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. 208034-2-12-W49 December 19091933Kippenville Consolidated 7 created in 1915 by Kippen & Green Villa disorganized in 1933[30]
Bankview No. 304216-1-17-W419131953
Craddock/Bluesky No. 345633 – 81 – 2 – W615 February 1917Originally named Craddock, the name was changed to Bluesky in 1947.[31]
Coutts No. 35604 – 1 – 15 – W430 October 1917[32]
North Wrentham No. 36187 – 16 – W418 February 1918[33]
Wrentham No. 361736 – 6 – 17 – W418 February 1918[34]
Conrad No. 407711 – 61 – 12 – W43 November 1921[35]

See also

References
  1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. "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: 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. 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
  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
  14. 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
  24. Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Two Fifteen SD No. 2153
  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
  30. Pioneering with a piece of chalk : the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885–1982 – Kippen SD No. 2080
  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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