The Present

A Cypress County Snapshot

INCORPORATED:	January 1, 1985
POPULATION (2011 CENSUS):	7,214
Hamlet Population Breakdown	Desert Blume	306
	Dunmore	1025
	Elkwater	60
	Hilda	37
	Irvine	291
	Ralston	409
	Schuler	63
	Seven Persons	270
	Suffield	264
	Veinerville	80
	Walsh	58
SIZE:	13,237 km²; 1,327,508 hectares
NUMBER of DWELLINGS:	3,289
NUMBER of FARMS:	949
KILOMETRES of ROADS:	Paved - 102; Dust Control (oiled) - 327; Gravel - 2,190;
INCOME SOURCES:	Property taxes, grants, fees and charges
SERVICES PROVIDED:	Agricultural programs, road maintenance, bylaw enforcement, land planning, development advice & approvals, fire protection, recreation, street lighting, waste collection, recycling, water & sewer, emergency services, family & community support.
2012 MILL RATE (RESIDENTIAL):	5.3856
2012 MILL RATE (NON-RESIDENTIAL):	6.9648
2012 OPERATING BUDGET:	$19,625,418
2012 CAPITAL BUDGET:	$25,993,500
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:	48
REEVE:	Darcy Geigle
COUNCILORS:	Brad Betcker, Floyd Haas, George Russill, LeRay Pahl, Herb Scott, Jerry Clark, Garry Lentz, Bob Olson
MAJOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES:	* Agriculture * Oil & Gas Production * Tourism * CFB Suffield Military Base
OTHER INTERESTING FACTS :	* Approximately 55% of the land area is held in long term provincial government grazing leases * 8% of the total area is considered Improved * Major Agricultural Activities included Ranching, Wheat and Oilseed Crops, Irrigated Alfalfa and other Specialty Crops

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