Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Planning region | Upper Peace |
Established | 1913 |
Incorporated | 1914 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Peggy Johnson |
• Governing body | M.D. of Fairview Council |
• Administrative office | Fairview |
Area (2021) [2] | |
• Land | 1,373.66 km2 (530.37 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [2] | |
• Total | 1,580 |
• Density | 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website | mdfairview.com |
The Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 is a municipal district (MD) in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19.
The district stretches along the northwestern leg of Highway 2.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Fairview No. 136. [3]
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Fairview No. 136. [3] | The following localities are located within the MD of Fairview No. 136. [4]
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1916 | 790 | — |
1921 | 1,456 | +84.3% |
1926 | 1,507 | +3.5% |
1931 | 2,264 | +50.2% |
1936 | 2,443 | +7.9% |
1941 | 2,326 | −4.8% |
1946 | 2,074 | −10.8% |
1951 | 2,031 | −2.1% |
1956 | 1,885 | −7.2% |
1961 | 1,917 | +1.7% |
1966 | 1,745 | −9.0% |
1971 | 1,901 | +8.9% |
1976 | 1,755 | −7.7% |
1981 | 1,889 | +7.6% |
1986 | 1,903 | +0.7% |
1991 | 1,812 | −4.8% |
1996 | 1,829 | +0.9% |
2001 | 1,806 | −1.3% |
2006 | 1,432 | −20.7% |
2011 | 1,673 | +16.8% |
2016 | 1,604 | −4.1% |
Source: Statistics Canada [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Fairview No. 136 had a population of 1,580 living in 613 of its 707 total private dwellings, a change of -1.5% from its 2016 population of 1,604. With a land area of 1,373.66 km2 (530.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Fairview No. 136 had a population of 1,604 living in 620 of its 683 total private dwellings, a -4.1% change from its 2011 population of 1,673. With a land area of 1,387.58 km2 (535.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) in 2016. [16]
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