Manning, Alberta
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| Town | |
| Town of Manning | |
| Nickname(s): Land of the Mighty Moose | |
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| Coordinates: 56°54′51″N 117°37′38″W / 56.91417°N 117.62722°WCoordinates: 56°54′51″N 117°37′38″W / 56.91417°N 117.62722°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 17 |
| Municipal district | County of Northern Lights |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | December 31, 1951 |
| • Town | January 1, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sunni-Jeanne Walker |
| • Governing body | Manning Town Council |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Land | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,183 |
| • Density | 291.9/km2 (756/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | -1+780 |
| Highways |
Highway 35 Highway 691 |
| Waterway | Notikewin River |
| Website | Official website |
Manning is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". It is located on Highway 35 on the Notikewin River, approximately 73 km (45 mi) north of Peace River.
Manning is a service centre for the local agriculture, forestry and gas industries. It also serves the nearby rural area within the County of Northern Lights including Deadwood, Hotchkiss, North Star and Notikewin.
The original name "Aurora", was rejected by the postal authorities because of possibility of confusion with Aurora, Ontario. At a public meeting in 1947, the community was renamed in honour of Ernest Manning who was the premier of Alberta from 1943 to 1968.
Manning has a borderline subarctic climate, very close to being a humid continental climate, with both May and September averaging only fractionally under 10 °C (50 °F). There are vast differences between the warm summers and very cold winters, although areas much further south more eastward in Canada have equally cold winters and cooler summers. The climate data is from minor settlement Notikewin very close to the town.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Manning recorded a population of 1,183 living in 484 of its 544 total private dwellings, a 1.6% change from its 2011 population of 1,164. With a land area of 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 292.1/km2 (756.5/sq mi) in 2016.
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