The Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 is a municipal district (MD) in northeastern Alberta, Canada in Division No. 12. On the east, it is adjacent to the province of Saskatchewan. The district was incorporated on January 1, 1955, through the merger of the ''Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87'', the ''Municipal District of Glendon No. 88'' and part of ''Improvement District No. 101''.Bonnyville Municipal profile
- Alberta Municipal Affairs On May 1, 2021, the municipal district annexed the adjacent

Improvement District No. 349 Improvement District No. 349 was an improvement district in northeast Alberta, Canada that existed between January 1, 2012 and May 1, 2021. The improvement district was largely coextensive with the Alberta portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Ra ...

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Bonnyville No. 87. ; Cities * Cold Lake ;

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 ...

* Bonnyville ; Villages * Glendon ; Summer villages * Bonnyville Beach * Pelican Narrows The following hamlets are within the MD of Bonnyville No. 87. ; Hamlets * Ardmore * Beaver Crossing * Beaverdam * Cherry Grove * Fort Kent * Iron River * La Corey * Therien The following

Métis settlements The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derive ...

and Indian reserves are within the MD of Bonnyville No. 87. ;Métis settlements *

Elizabeth Metis Settlement Elizabeth Métis Settlement is a Métis settlement in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. It was founded in 1939 after the introduction of the Metis Betterment Act. It is located approximately east of Hi ...

Fishing Lake Metis Settlement Fishing Lake Métis Settlement ( cr, Packechawanis) is a Métis settlement in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 and Treaty Six lands. Fishing Lake Métis Settlement was settled by inhabitants of the di ...

;Indian reserves *

Cold Lake 149 Cold Lake 149 is an Indian reserve of the Cold Lake First Nations in Alberta, located within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. It is 26 kilometers east of Bonnyville Bonnyville is a town situated in east-central Alberta, Canada bet ...

The following localities are within the MD of Bonnyville No. 87. ; Localities *Anshaw * Bank Bay * Beacon Corner * Beaver River * Big Meadow *Birch Grove Estates *Bordenave *Cherry Ridge Estates *Columbine *Dirleton * Durlingville *Elizabeth *Ethel Lake * Flat Lake *Fontaine Subdivision * Franchere *Fresnoy * Goodridge * Gurneyville *Happy Hollow *Holyoke * Hoselaw *Lessard *

Marie Lake Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ...

*Model Development *Moose Lake Estates *Muriel Lake *Nicholson Subdivision *Northshore Heights *Rat Lake *Rife *Smith Lake * Sputinow *Sunset Beach *Sunset View Beach *Truman *Turcotte Division *Vezeau Beach

Demographics

As a census subdivision n 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 Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of 12,897 living in 4,759 of its 5,487 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 12,745. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 originally had a population of 13,575 living in 4,820 of its 5,667 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 11,191. This included the population of two Metis settlements, Elizabeth (653) and

Fishing Lake Fishing Lake is a closed basin freshwater lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The lake is north of the town of Foam Lake, and east of the town of Wadena and is accessed from Highways 5 and 310. The northern and eastern shore ...

(446), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of the MD of Bonnyville No. 87. Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2016 census results for Bonnyville No. 87 to a population of 12,760 living in 4,589 of its 5,405 total dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 11,191. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Excluding the two Metis settlements, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of in 2016, a change of from its 2011 population of 10,101. The population of the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 according to its 2014 municipal census is 11,836, a change from its 2011 population of 10,101.

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

The following is a breakdown of the visible minority and Aboriginal populations of the Bonnyville No. 87 census subdivision that includes the Elizabeth and Fishing Lake Metis settlements.

References

External links