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
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 Whitla Winnifred
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 3,471 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.