Municipal District of Acadia No. 34

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Municipal District of Acadia No. 34
Municipal district
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Major communities
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Planning region Red Deer
Established1913
Incorporated1945
Government
[1]
 •  Reeve Peter Rafa
 • Governing bodyM.D. of Acadia Council
 •  Administrative office Acadia Valley
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land1,070.92 km2 (413.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total494
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website mdacadia.ab.ca

The Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 is a municipal district (MD) in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary, close to the Saskatchewan border, in Census Division No. 4.

Contents

It is located on Highway 41 on the north side of the Red Deer River and bordered on the east by Saskatchewan. Highway 41 is a main route between Medicine Hat and Cold Lake.

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Acadia No. 34 had a population of 494 living in 159 of its 196 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Acadia No. 34 had a population of 493 living in 159 of its 184 total private dwellings, a

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