Penhold
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Penhold
|official_name = Town of Penhold
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|settlement_type = Town
|motto = "Honouring The Past, Challenging The Future"
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|pushpin_map = Alberta
|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Penhold in Alberta
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Alberta
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
|subdivision_type3 = Census division
|subdivision_name3 = 8
|subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
|subdivision_name4 = Red Deer County
|government_footnotes = [http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search]
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Michael Yargeau
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = Penhold Town Council
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|leader_title3 = MLA
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|established_title = Founded
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|established_title1 = Incorporated{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/TOWN.PDF | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Location and History Profile: Town of Penhold | page=470 | date=October 7, 2016 | access-date=October 13, 2016}}
|established_date1 =
|established_title2 = • Village
|established_date2 = May 4, 1904
|established_title3 = • Town
|established_date3 = September 1, 1980
| area_land_km2 = 11.2
| area_urban_km2 =
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = {{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810001101 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 13, 2022}}
| population_note =
| population_total = 3484
| population_density_km2 = 311
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|timezone = MST
|utc_offset = −7
|timezone_DST = MDT
|utc_offset_DST = −6
|coordinates = {{coord|52|08|08|N|113|52|22|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline}}
|elevation_m = 871
|postal_code_type = Postal code span
|postal_code =T0M 1R0
|area_code =
|blank_name = Highway
|blank_info =Highway 2A
Highway 42
|blank1_name = Waterway
|blank1_info = Red Deer River
|website = {{official website|www.townofpenhold.ca}}
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Penhold is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Penhold is surrounded by Red Deer County, {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 42. It is located {{convert|128|km|mi}} north of Calgary, east of the Red Deer River.
History
Originally, Penhold was one of the many whistle stops along the Canadian Pacific Railway. It incorporated as the Village of Penhold in 1904. The origin of the name "Penhold" appears to have been around the time that the railroad siding named "Penhold" was established. Research has found no earlier instances of that name.
In 1981, the Village of Penhold incorporated as a town as a result of large population growth in the late 1970s.
RCAF Penhold
During the second world war a Royal Canadian Air Force Station was established near the community. The station was closed in 1994.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Penhold had a population of 3,484 living in 1,325 of its 1,396 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3484-3287}}|3287|1}} from its 2016 population of 3,287. With a land area of {{cvt|11.2|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3484|11.2|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}
The population of the Town of Penhold according to its 2019 municipal census is 3,563,{{cite web | url=http://www.townofpenhold.ca/assets/Council_Briefing/Briefing_07_22_2019.pdf | title=Request for Decision: Municipal Census - Census | publisher=Town of Penhold | page=29 | date=July 15, 2019 | access-date=July 19, 2019}} a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3563-2842}}|2842|1}} from its 2014 municipal census population of 2,842.{{cite book | url=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/66766b31-22fd-4365-af52-3d185cb52ea2/download/2016-municipal-affairs-population-list.pdf | title=2016 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | isbn=978-1-4601-3127-5 | access-date=January 28, 2017}}
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Penhold recorded a population of 3,277 living in 1,235 of its 1,300 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:3277-2375}}|2375|1}} change from its 2011 population of 2,375. With a land area of {{convert|5.29|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3277|5.29|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}
Attractions
{{stack|File:Penhold Museum.jpg}}
Attractions in Penhold include a museum, a recreation centre with an indoor arena, a baseball diamond, library, a splash park, a campground, an outdoor ice rink, and a skate park/pump track. Two more ball diamonds, walking trails, and 2 soccer fields are in development.
Education
The town is home to three public schools of the Chinook's Edge School Division: Jessie Duncan (Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 3), Penhold Elementary (Grade 4–6), and Penhold Crossing Secondary (Grade 7–12).{{Cite web|title=Homepage {{!}} Chinook's Edge School Division|url=https://www.cesd73.ca/index.php#schools|access-date=2020-07-11|website=www.cesd73.ca}}
See also
References
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External links
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{{Geographic location
| Centre = Penhold
| North = Red Deer
| Northeast = Delburne
| East = Pine Lake
| Southeast = Elnora
| South = Innisfail
| Southwest = Sundre
| West = Caroline
| Northwest = Eckville
}}
{{Subdivisions of Alberta|towns=yes}}
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