| 词条 | Milk River, Alberta |
| 释义 |
| name = Milk River | official_name = Town of Milk River | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Milk River Grain Elevator941.jpg | image_caption = Grain elevators in Milk River | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | motto = Under Eight Flags | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Canada Alberta |coordinates = {{coord|49|9|0|N|112|5|12|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Canada}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Alberta}} | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Southern Alberta | subdivision_type3 = Census division | subdivision_name3 = 2 | subdivision_type4 = Municipal district | subdivision_name4 = County of Warner No. 5 | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = Incorporated[1] | established_date1 = | established_title2 = • Village | established_date2 = July 11, 1916 | established_title3 = • Town | established_date3 = February 7, 1956 | government_footnotes = [2] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = David Hawco | leader_title1 = Governing body | leader_name1 = Milk River Town Council | elevation_footnotes = [3] | elevation_m = 1059 |area_footnotes = (2016)[4] |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = 2.33 |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2016 |population_footnotes = [4] |population_note = |population_total = 827 |population_density_km2 = 355.2 |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = | timezone = MST | utc_offset = -7 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | postal_code_type = Postal code span | postal_code = T0K 1M0 | area_code = | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = Highway 4 Highway 501 | blank1_name = Waterway | blank1_info = Milk River |blank2_name = GNBC Code |blank2_info = IAJZQ[4] | website = {{URL|www.milkriver.ca}} }} Milk River is a town in Alberta, Canada, named after the Milk River which flows immediately to its south. This location results in Milk River being one of the few Canadian communities within the Mississippi River drainage system. It is {{convert|70|km|mi}} south of Lethbridge, and {{convert|16|km|mi}} from the Canada-U.S. border. It is primarily a service centre for the many farms and cattle ranches which surround it. HistoryThe Milk River area was first settled around the beginning of the 20th century. Milk River was incorporated as a village on July 31, 1916, and then a town on March 15, 1956.[5] The town's motto, "Under Eight Flags", refers to the area having been under the flags of seven governments as well as the Hudson's Bay Company.[5] Including the Hudson's Bay Company's flag (1818–1869), the eight flags are France (1682–1762), the Spanish Empire (1762–1800), the French Republic (1800–1803), the United States (1803–1818), the British Empire (1869–1945), the Canadian Red Ensign (1945–1965), and the current Canadian Maple Leaf (1965–present).[5] GeographyClimateThe nearest weather station is in Masinasin, Alberta, which is approximately {{convert|36|km|mi|abbr=on}} away. {{:Masinasin, Alberta}}DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Milk River recorded a population of 827 living in 375 of its 420 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:827-811}}|811|1}} change from its 2011 population of 811. With a land area of {{convert|2.33|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|827|2.33|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.[6] In the 2011 Census, the Town of Milk River had a population of 811 living in 357 of its 418 total dwellings, a -0.6% change from its 2006 population of 816. With a land area of {{convert|2.39|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|811|2.39|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2011.[7] The population of the Town of Milk River according to its 2007 municipal census is 846.[8] AttractionsRecreation venues in Milk River include a nine-hole golf course, curling rink, swimming pool and skateboard park.{{cn|date=June 2018}} GovernmentThe town is governed by a town council composed of a mayor and four councillors. Municipal elections are held every four years. InfrastructureThe town is connected to two highways: Highway 4, which heads south to Interstate 15 and north to Lethbridge, and Highway 501, which heads west to Cardston and east to Saskatchewan. Air service is provided by Milk River Airport and rail service is offered through Canadian Pacific Railway. Milk River Health CentreHealth services are provided by the Milk River and District Health Centre. The hospital offers 24/7 emergency department services with on call laboratory and diagnostic imaging services. Between 2005 and 2008, the emergency department averaged 1,351 visits per year. The tertiary referral centre for the hospital is Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge.[9][10] EducationMilk River has two schools – Milk River Elementary School and Erle Rivers High School. MediaThe Milk River Review was a weekly newspaper that was published between November 11, 1948 and May 27, 1954. It continued as a weekly throughout its run as The Review from June 17, 1954 to August 21, 1958, and again under the title of County of Warner Review and Advertiser between September 1, 1958 and March 30, 1961. Finally, the weekly newspaper returned to its original name, running as the Milk River Review from June 1, 1961 through to November 16, 1961. {{wide image|Milk River, Alberta (2018).jpg|1000px|Centre Avenue in Milk River}}See also
References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/TOWN.PDF | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Location and History Profile: Town of Milk River | page=400 | date=October 7, 2016 | accessdate=October 16, 2016}} 2. ^{{AMOS}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf | title=Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) | publisher=Safety Codes Council | type=PDF | pages=212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) | date=January 2012 | accessdate=October 8, 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web | title = Milk River | publisher = Natural Resources Canada | date = October 6, 2016 | url = http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/IAJZQ}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://milkriver.ca/tourism/history |title=Eight Flags Under the Prairie Sun |author= |date= |website=Town of Milk River Alberta |publisher=Milk River |accessdate=20 November 2013}} 6. ^1 2 {{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 | accessdate=February 8, 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | accessdate=2012-02-08}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |title=Alberta 2009 Official Population List |date=2009-09-15 |accessdate=2010-09-14}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/PatientsFamilies/if-pf-3yr-community-plan-milk-river.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-11-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127115521/http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/PatientsFamilies/if-pf-3yr-community-plan-milk-river.pdf |archivedate=2014-11-27 |df= }} 10. ^http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/facilities.asp?pid=facility&rid=3316 External links{{Commons category}}
| Centre = Milk River | North = Warner | Northeast = Foremost | East = Consul | Southeast = | South = Coutts | Southwest = Del Bonita | West = Cardston | Northwest = Magrath }}{{Subdivisions of Alberta|towns=yes}} 3 : 1916 establishments in Alberta|County of Warner No. 5|Towns in Alberta |
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