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The Town of Penhold
is a growing community and a great place to raise a family
Located half way between
Red Deer and Innisfail at the junction of Highway 2A and 42, Penhold is a great place to raise
a family and know your neighbours. The town is also close to Highway 2
and the Red Deer Regional Airport and is a growing community of over
2,000 people. The Penhold Regional Multiplex, completed in 2010,
includes an arena, running track, gymnasium, library, concession,
lounge, dance studio and fitness studio.
Penhold was originally a whistle stop on the Calgary and Edmonton
Railway, operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway. It became a village
in 1904 and a town in 1981. It was the primary arrival and departure
point for trainees and personnel of the Canadian forces base about 5 km
away during the Second World War.
 Population
2,322 (2010)
(municipal census)
1,961 (2006)
(Canada census)
1,729 (2001)
5 year increase 13.4% (ave. 2.7% per year)
10 km southwest of Red
Deer and
128 km north of Calgary
1001 Minto St.,
Penhold, Alberta
T0M 1R0
403-886-4567
community1@townofpenhold.ca
 Hwy. 2A, close to Hwy. 2; CP
Railway; 4 km from Red Deer Regional Airport
Education: Chinook's
Edge School Division
Healthcare: David Thompson Health Region
established 1891,
village 1904, town 1981
Governance:
Mayor
Dennis Cooper, CAO Rick
Binnendyk
Councillors
(elected 2010-2013):
Danielle Klooster, Wendy Dodman, April Jones, Chad Hoffman, Heather
Klein, Kathy Sitter
website:
http://www.townofpenhold.ca/
Regional Communities Page
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PENHOLD
Honouring the Past,
Challenging the Future
Population 2,322 (2010)
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