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Current Section: County Profile
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| | County Profile |
| Date of Incorporation: | January 1, 1961 |
| Population: | 10,451 |
| Area in Hectares: | 299,615 |
| Square Kilometers: | 2,964 |
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| 2007 Budget: | $40,413,853 |
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| Number of Employees: |
82 full-time
3 part-time
32 seasonal
all non-union
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| Urban Municipalities within Lacombe County: |
Lacombe 10,742
Blackfalds 4,571
Clive 562
Eckville 951
Bentley 1,083
Alix 851
S.V. of Gull Lake 143
S.V. of Sunbreaker Cove 86
S.V. of Birchcliff 105
S.V. of Half Moon Bay 37
Morningside 492
Haynes 25
Joffre 176
Mirror 492
Tees 82 |
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| Economic Features: |
diversified agriculture
intensive livestock industry
oil and gas production, service industry
petrochemical manufacturing
(NOVA Chemicals, Dow Chemical)
sand and gravel extraction
small business
lake-based recreation and tourism |
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| Transportation - Road Infrastructure: |
Provincial Highways
- Highways 2, 2A, 12, 50, 21, 11, 766, 597, 601, 792, 821, 815, 604
- Total of 392 Kilometres
Local Road System
- 322 Kilometres of Paved Roads
- 1,721 Kilometres of Gravel Roads
Lacombe County road network has been established on the basis that no person has to travel more than four miles to reach a paved road
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| Transportation - Rail Line Infrastructure: |
County serviced by Canadian Pacific (CP) and Canadian National (CN) Rail Lines
- CP Rail: main line runs north and south through County
- CN & CP: lines run east and west through County
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| Agri-Based Businesses: |
grain handling and condominium storage
malt production
greenhouse operations
bedding plant nursery
tree farms
flower growing operation
custom meat processing
cheese and yogurt processing
milk replacement supplements |
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| Intensive Livestock Operations: |
Hog
- 100 operations
- 165,000 animals
Dairies
- 79 operations
- 7,500 milking cows
Feedlot & Cow Calf
- 830 operations
- 143,000 cows
Chicken
- 130 operations
- 400,000 birds
PMU
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| Water Availability: |
Red Deer River
Ground Water
Medicine River
North Red Deer River Water Line
Blindman River
Hwy 12/21 Water Line |
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| 2007 Property Taxes: |
Municipal Tax Rates
- Residential - 3.000
- Farmland - 4.400
- Non-residential - 4.400
- Machinery & Equipment - 4.400
Education Tax Rates
- Residential - 3.370
- Farmland - 3.370
- Non-residential - 4.949
- Machinery & Equipment - 0.000
Total Tax Rates
- Residential - 6.370
- Farmland - 7.770
- Non-residential - 9.349
- Machinery & Equipment - 4.400
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