Wrentham, Alberta

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|subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta

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|subdivision_name4 = County of Warner No. 5

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Wrentham ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɛ|n|t|əm}}) is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5.{{AltaML}} It is located southeast of the intersection of the Veteran Memorial Highway (Highway 36) and the historic Red Coat Trail (Highway 61), approximately {{convert|25|km|mi}} east of the Village of Stirling, {{convert|30|km|mi}} south of the Town of Taber and {{convert|55|km|mi}} west of the Village of Foremost.

The hamlet was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway after Wrentham, a village in Suffolk, England.{{Cite web|url=http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/alberta/wrentham/2005387.html|title=Wrentham, Alberta|author=ePodunk|access-date=2008-04-11}}

The hamlet is in Census Division No. 2 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner.

Demographics

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| source = Statistics Canada
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|1941|74

|1951|73

|1956|74

|1961|111

|1966|99

|1971|75

|1976|68

|1981|60

|1986|64

|1991|58

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Wrentham recorded a population of 58 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

See also

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{{Geographic location

| Northwest = Lethbridge

| North = Taber

| Northeast = Medicine Hat

| West = Stirling

| Centre = Wrentham

| East = Skiff

| Southwest = New Dayton

| South = Warner

| Southeast = Milk River

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Category:Hamlets in Alberta

Category:County of Warner No. 5