Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61

Municipal District of
Wainwright No. 61
Municipal district

Boundary sign

Location of Wainwright No. 61 in Alberta

Coordinates: 52°50′36″N 110°51′12″W / 52.84333°N 110.85333°W / 52.84333; -110.85333Coordinates: 52°50′36″N 110°51′12″W / 52.84333°N 110.85333°W / 52.84333; -110.85333
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division No. 7
Established 1942
Incorporated 1942
Government[1]
 • Reeve Bob Barss
 • Governing body M.D. of Wainwright Council
 • Office location Wainwright
Area (2011)[2]
 • Total 4,153.72 km2 (1,603.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 4,138
 • Density 1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Dwellings 1,452
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Website mdwainwright.ca

The Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 is a municipal district in eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 7., its municipal office is located in the Town of Wainwright. The municipal district is bisected north-south by the Buffalo Trail and east-west by the Poundmaker Trail.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,138 living in 1,229 of its 1,419 total dwellings, a 16.3% change from its 2006 population of 3,558. With a land area of 4,153.72 km2 (1,603.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) in 2011.[2]

The population of the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 according to its 2007 municipal census is 4,113.[3]

In 2006, the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 3,558 living in 1,452 dwellings, a 15.9% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 4,154.74 km2 (1,604.15 sq mi) and a population density of 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi).[4]

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 4,231 in 1,364 dwellings, a 4.6% increase from 1996. On a surface of 4,154.60 km² it had a density of 1 inhabitant/km².[5]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61:[6]

Cities
  • none
Towns
Villages
Summer villages
  • none

The following hamlets are located within the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61:[6]

Hamlets

The following localities are located within the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61:[7]

Localities
  • Ascot Heights
  • Bushy Head Corner
  • Butze
  • Denwood
  • Dunn
  • Gilt Edge
  • Hawkins
  • Heath
  • Hope Valley
  • Jarrow
  • Killarney Lake
  • Park Farm
  • Prospect Valley
  • Rocky Ford
  • Roros
  • Saville Farm

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
  2. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada. "Canada 2006 Census: Wainwright No. 61 - Community Profile". Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  5. ↑ M.D. Wainwright community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE.
  6. 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  7. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4807049 - Wainwright No. 61, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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