Warner, Alberta Explained

Warner
Official Name:Village of Warner
Nickname:Home of the First Last Elevator Row In Alberta
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Warner
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 2
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:County of Warner No. 5
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tyler Lindsay
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Warner Village Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:November 12, 1908
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1.16
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:364
Population Density Km2:313.7
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:49.2828°N -112.2078°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:1021
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:4, 36, 504

Warner is a village in Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by the County of Warner No. 5, approximately 65km (40miles) south of Lethbridge. Warner is a farming community. Warner is situated at the intersection of Highway 4 and Highway 36, about 38 km north of the Montana border and Interstate 15. Warner's nearest neighbours are the towns of Stirling and Milk River.

It is home to the Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Warner had a population of 364 living in 172 of its 201 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 373. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Warner recorded a population of 373 living in 172 of its 196 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 331. With a land area of 1.16km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Local attractions

Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum:The Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum[5] features a Hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur) nest and embryo, ancient fossils, dinosaur models, located in the Warner.
Warner elevator row:The Warner elevator row is a row of historic wood-cribbed grain elevators. A total of four elevators still stand in a row from south to north alongside the Canadian Pacific Railway on the east entrance of the village of Warner. Only one other elevator row remains in Canada, the elevators in Inglis, Manitoba.

Regional attractions

Galt Historic Railway Park:The Galt Historic Railway Park located 1 km north of Stirling is another popular museum which displays of life and travel in the 1880s to 1920s are set up in the restored 1890 North West Territories International Train Station from Coutts, Alberta, Canada and Sweetgrass, Montana, USA. The station was moved to the current location near Stirling in 2000 and is added onto every year. Future plans to move the 1925 Ogilvie grain elevator from Wrentham for display along the station in the 36acres park is still in the planning stages.
Stirling Agricultural Village:

See also: List of attractions and landmarks in Stirling, Alberta and Stirling Agricultural Village. Stirling Agricultural Village is a National Historic Site of Canada, and was listed as one of only three communities in Canada designated as a National Historic Site because of the community's well preserved settlement pattern that follows the Plat of Zion model.[6] Located within the village are two museums the Michelsen Farmstead a totally restored 1900s home showcasing rural life in Alberta in the 1930s. Listed as a Provincial Historic Site in 2001,[7] and the Galt Historic Railway Park.

Waterton Lakes National ParkWaterton Lakes National Park is a National Park located in the extreme southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, 40 km west of Cardston, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton Lakes was Canada's fourth National Park formed in 1895. The Rocky Mountains rise suddenly out of the rolling prairies in the park. Amid the peaks are the three Waterton Lakes, carved out of the rock by ancient glaciers.
Writing On Stone Provincial ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial Park, is one of the largest areas of protected prairie in the Alberta park system, and serves as both a nature preserve and protection for the largest concentration of rock art, created by Plains People. There are over 50 rock art sites, with thousands of figures, as well as numerous archeological sites.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Warner . . 604 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016.
  2. Web site: Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) . Safety Codes Council . PDF . 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) . January 2012 . October 9, 2013.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  5. Web site: Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum . Village of Warner . 2007-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070729024805/http://www.devilscoulee.com/Main.html . 2007-07-29.
  6. Web site: Village of Stirling National Historic Site. Parks Canada. Parks Canada. June 2007. 2007-11-13.
  7. Web site: Michelsen Farmstead. Village of Stirling. 2017-09-14.

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