The Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 is a
municipal district
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Brazil
In Brazil, municipal districts are, in genera ...
(MD) in southwest
Alberta
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, Canada. Containing no urban communities of any kind, its
municipal office is located in
Chain Lakes Provincial Park,
approximately southwest of the Town of
Nanton. Ranchland's rugged foothill terrain is unsuited for the crop agriculture practiced elsewhere in Alberta, and
ranch
A ranch (from es, rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most ofte ...
ing remains the single livelihood of its inhabitants. With a 2016 population of 92, it is the least populated municipal district in Alberta, and its population density of 29 square kilometres for every resident is almost exactly equal to that of the
Northwest Territories.
History
The MD was incorporated in 1995 from the ''Improvement District No. 6''.
Geography
Communities
There are no
communities located within the MD of Ranchland No. 66.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the MD of Ranchland No. 66 had a population of 110 living in 41 of its 55 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 92. 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 Ranchland No. 66 had a population of 92 living in 38 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 79. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
The MD of Ranchland No. 66's
2013 municipal census counted a population of 104.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
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List of municipal districts in Alberta
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Rural Municipality of Glen McPherson No. 46
The Rural Municipality of Glen McPherson No. 46 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the provi ...
- the least-populated rural-equivalent municipality in Canada, with 72 residents in 2016
References
External links
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{{Alberta Regions South Saskatchewan
Ranchland
A ranch (from es, rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most often ...