Penhold
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Penhold is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Penhold is surrounded by Red Deer County, Template:Convert south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2A and Highway 42. It is located Template:Convert north of Calgary, east of the Red Deer River.
History
Originally, Penhold was one of the many whistle stops along the Canadian Pacific Railway. It incorporated as the Village of Penhold in 1904. The origin of the name "Penhold" appears to have been around the time that the railroad siding named "Penhold" was established. Research has found no earlier instances of that name.
In 1981, the Village of Penhold incorporated as a town as a result of large population growth in the late 1970s.
RCAF Penhold
During the second world war a Royal Canadian Air Force Station was established near the community. The station was closed in 1994.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Penhold had a population of 3,484 living in 1,325 of its 1,396 total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of 3,287. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref>
The population of the Town of Penhold according to its 2019 municipal census is 3,563,<ref name=2019census>Template:Cite web</ref> a change of Template:Percentage from its 2014 municipal census population of 2,842.<ref name=2016MAPL>Template:Cite book</ref>
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Penhold recorded a population of 3,277 living in 1,235 of its 1,300 total private dwellings, a Template:Percentage change from its 2011 population of 2,375. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>Template:Cite web</ref>
Attractions
Attractions in Penhold include a museum with caboose, ice-cream & mini golf, a recreation centre with an indoor arena, a baseball diamond, library, a splash park, a campground, 18 hole disc golf, an outdoor ice rink, and a skate park/pump track. Two more ball diamonds, walking trails, and 2 soccer fields.
Education
The town is home to three public schools of the Chinook's Edge School Division: Jessie Duncan (Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 3), Penhold Waskasoo Middle School (Grade 4–8), and Penhold Crossing Secondary (Grade 9–12).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>