Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Census division | 19 |
Established | 1952 |
Incorporated | 1952 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Robert Brochu |
• Governing body | MD of Smoky River Council |
• Administrative office | Falher |
Area (2021) [2] | |
• Land | 2,834.18 km2 (1,094.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [2] | |
• Total | 1,684 |
• Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Website | mdsmokyriver.com |
The Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 is a municipal district (MD) in northwestern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 19, its municipal office is located in the Town of Falher.
On January 1, 1952, its name was changed from MD of Fillion No. 130 to its current name, which was taken from Smoky River, a tributary of Peace River.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Smoky River No. 130. [3]
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Smoky River No. 130. [3] | The following localities are located within the MD of Smoky River No. 130. [4]
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1951 | 4,374 | — |
1956 | 3,955 | −9.6% |
1961 | 4,094 | +3.5% |
1966 | 3,984 | −2.7% |
1971 | 3,400 | −14.7% |
1976 | 2,948 | −13.3% |
1981 | 2,858 | −3.1% |
1986 | 2,853 | −0.2% |
1991 | 2,613 | −8.4% |
1996 | 2,491 | −4.7% |
2001 | 2,379 | −4.5% |
2006 | 2,442 | +2.6% |
2011 | 2,126 | −12.9% |
2016 | 2,023 | −4.8% |
Source: Statistics Canada [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Smoky River No. 130 had a population of 1,684 living in 637 of its 753 total private dwellings, a change of -16.1% from its 2016 population of 2,006. With a land area of 2,834.18 km2 (1,094.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.5/sq mi) in 2021. [2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Smoky River No. 130 had a population of 2,023 living in 720 of its 891 total private dwellings, a -4.8% change from its 2011 population of 2,126. With a land area of 2,840.14 km2 (1,096.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) in 2016. [12]
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