The Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 is a

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(MD) in northwest

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, Canada, north of

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. Located in the

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, its municipal office is located in the Town of Spirit River. With an area of , it is the smallest municipal district in Alberta.

History

The MD of Spirit River No. 133 was incorporated in 1916.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Spirit River No. 133. ;

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*none ;

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 ...

* Spirit River ;

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 ...

* Rycroft ; 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 the MD of Spirit River No. 133. ;

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 ...

*none The following localities are located within the MD of Spirit River No. 133. ;Localities *Bridgeview *Manir *Prestville *Silverwood *Spirit River Settlement

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, the MD of Spirit River No. 133 had a population of 649 living in 273 of its 315 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 700. 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 Spirit River No. 133 had a population of 700 living in 274 of its 306 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 713. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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