The Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 is a
municipal district (MD) in eastern
Alberta, Canada. Located in
Census Division No. 7., its
municipal office
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
is located in the
Town of Wainwright. The municipal district is bisected north-south by the
Buffalo Trail
Buffalo most commonly refers to:
* Bubalina, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo
* Bison, including the American buffalo
* Buffalo, New York
Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to:
Animals
* Bubalina, a subtribe of the tr ...
and east-west by the
Poundmaker Trail
Poundmaker Trail is a interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Edmonton, Alberta, to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40. The highway is named after Pitikwahanapiw ...
.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Wainwright No. 61.
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Cities
*none
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Towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
*
Wainwright
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Villages
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Chauvin
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Edgerton
*
Irma
;
Summer villages
*none
The following
hamlets are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.
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; Hamlets
* Fabyan
*]Greenshields Greenshields is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Allan Greenshields (born 1926), Australian rules footballer
*Clint Greenshields (born 1982), Australian rugby league player
* Frank Greenshields (born 1941), English cricketer
* ...
*Ribstone
Ribstone is a hamlet (place), hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61. It is located approximately south of Alberta Highway 14, Highway 14 and southwest of Lloydminster.
History
The community was ...
The following localities are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,276 living in 1,490 of its 1,852 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,464. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,479 living in 1,459 of its 1,768 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 4,138. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of municipal districts in Alberta
A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, etc. ...
References
External links
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