Location and History Profile Created on 9/24/2021 12:49:54PM Ponoka County Municipal Code: 0255 Location Description View Location Map (url to the pdf location map) Twp Rge Mer Longitude Latitude 43 27 W4 113°52' 52°43' Urban municipalities within the municipal boundary Town of Ponoka Town of Rimbey Summer Village of Parkland Beach Hamlets/urban service areas within the municipal boundary Bluffton Hoadley Leedale Maskwacis Incorporation History Municipal Boundary Document Search (url to search results page of Annexation PDF's) Status: Municipal District Effective Date: July 01, 1999 Authority: Order in Council 265/99 Authority Date: June 23, 1999 Gazette: Jul 31, 1999, p. 1485 Comments: The name was changed from the County of Ponoka No. 3 to Ponoka County. Status: County Effective Date: January 01, 1952 Authority: Order in Council 1885/51 Authority Date: December 22, 1951 Gazette: Dec 31, 1951, p. 1977 Comments: The Municipal District of Ponoka No. 66, part of Improvement Districts No. 65, No. 68, and No. 76 were incorporated into a county to be known as the County of Ponoka No. 3. Status: Municipal District Effective Date: April 01, 1945 Authority: Ministerial Order Authority Date: April 06, 1945 Gazette: Apr 14, 1945, p. 335 Comments: The Municipal District of Ponoka No. 428 was renumbered as the Municipal District of Ponoka No. 66. Numbers were changed for all municipal districts throughout the province. Status: Municipal District Effective Date: January 01, 1944 Authority: Ministerial Order Authority Date: December 22, 1943 Gazette: Dec 31, 1943, p. 1134 Comments: The Municipal Districts of Water Glen No. 428, Fertile Valley No. 429 and Blindman No. 430 were merged into one new municipal district to be known and designated as the Municipal District of Ponoka No. 428. The Municipal Profiles are a compilation of statistical, financial, and other information about municipalities in the Province of Alberta . The information is based on reports submitted and data made available to Alberta Municipal Affairs as of today . The Ministry is not responsible for the accuracy of the information. Users are encouraged to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the Municipal Profiles before relying on it. 1.