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 County of Forty Mile is filled with several ghost towns such as Nemiskam, Orion, Conquerville, Altorado, Conrad, and the partially abandoned Etzikom.
Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the County of Forty Mile No. 8. Cities none Towns Bow Island Villages Foremost Summer villages none
The following hamlets are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. Hamlets Burdett (dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003) Etzikom Manyberries Orion Skiff Whitla Winnifred
The following localities are located within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. 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
Other places Altorado
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the County of Forty Mile No. 8 had a population of 3,600 living in 861 of its 994 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,581. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
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 change from its 2011 population of 3,336. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also List of communities in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta List of ghost towns in Alberta
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