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Ponoka ( /pəˈnoʊkə/) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 53, 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of Red Deer and 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Edmonton.
The name Ponoka is Blackfoot for “elk”, which is the animal depicted in the town flag. The town is the municipal seat for the surrounding Ponoka County.
Ponoka was founded on the land north of Fort Ostell in 1905 as a waypoint for the railway from Edmonton to Calgary.
In the 2011 Census, the Town of Ponoka had a population of 6,773 living in 2,785 of its 3,047 total dwellings, a 3% change from its 2006 population of 6,576. With a land area of 13.05 km (5.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 519.00/km (1,344.2/sq mi) in 2011.
In 2006, Ponoka had a population of 6,576 living in 2,771 dwellings, a 3.5% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 13.05 km (5.04 sq mi) and a population density of 504.1 /km (1,306 /sq mi).
Industries are agriculture (grain and cattle production)…