Manning, Alberta

**Manning, Alberta, Canada**

{{Hide = {{{}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} Land of the Mighty Moose
Manning, Alberta, Canada's Location.
Census Division	No. 17
Municipal District	Northern Lights
Area:	2.58 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1952 (village) 1957 (town)
Population: Town Population	1,293 (2001)
Population density:	/km²
Time zone:	Mountain: UTC -7
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Latitude: Longitude:	56°54′50.5″N, 117°37′37.7″W {{Canadian_City/Map_source_is:{{{CCMapSource}}}\|d1\|m1\|N\|d2\|m2\|W\|region:CA_type:city(100,000)_}}
Elevation:	472 m MSL
Highways	Highway 35 Highway 691
Waterways	Notikewin River
Mayor:	Dan Paulovich
Governing body:	Manning Town Council
Official town website
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Manning is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose."

It is located on Highway 35 approximately 100 kilometres north of Peace River on the Notikewin River.

Population: 1293 (2001)

It is a center for agriculture, forestry and gas production.

Originally started in the late 1940s, it was called Aurora. The town was renamed in honour of Ernest Manning who was the premier of Alberta from 1943 to 1968.

Manning contains three schools (Manning Elementary, Rosary School and Paul Rowe High School). It has a swimming pool, curling rink, ice hockey arena, ski hill and golf course. There is a post office, hospital, and seven churches.

Surrounding communities include: Deadwood, Hotchkiss, North Star and Notikewin.

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