Improvement District No. 9 (Banff), or Improvement District No. 9, is an improvement district in

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, Canada. Coextensive with

Banff National Park Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ...

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, the improvement district is the municipality that provides local government for the portion of the park outside the Town of Banff.

History

Improvement District (I.D.) No. 9 was originally formed as I.D. No. 51 on April 1, 1945 through the amalgamation of I.D. Nos. 224, 255, 285, and 317, as well as portions of I.D. Nos. 193, 223, 253, 254, 284, 314, 315, 316, 347, 348, and 378. I.D. No. 51 was renumbered to I.D. No. 9 on January 1, 1969. Formerly part of I.D. No. 9, Banff separated from the improvement district and incorporated as a town on January 1, 1990.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Improvement District No. 9: ;

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*none ;

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* Banff ;

Villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

*none ; Summer villages *none The following

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

are located within Improvement District No. 9: ;

Hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...

* Lake Louise The following localities are located within Improvement District No. 9: ;Localities *

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* Bankhead *

Castle Junction Castle Junction is a locality where the northern extent of the Banff–Windermere Highway (Highway 93) intersects with the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1), the Bow River, and Bow Valley Parkway (Highway 1A) in Banff National Park, Alberta. It ...

*Castle Mountain *

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*Eldon *Massive *

Saskatchewan River Crossing Saskatchewan River Crossing is a locality in western Alberta, Canada. It is located within Banff National Park at the junction of Highway 93 (Icefields Parkway) and Highway 11 (David Thompson Highway). It is administered by Improvement Distri ...

*Sawback *Temple ;Other places * Georgetown

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Improvement District No. 9 had a population of 1,004 living in 111 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,028. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 9 had a population of 1,028 living in 30 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 1,175. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Like all improvements districts in Alberta, Improvement District (I.D.) No. 9 is administered by

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. However, residents of I.D. No. 9 do elect an advisory council consisting of a chairperson and four councillors to oversee the activities of municipal staff.

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