The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 is a

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(MD) in southwestern

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, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 3, its municipal office is located in the Town of Pincher Creek.

History

The MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 was originally renamed from the ''MD of Crowsnest No. 39'' to the ''MD of Pincher Creek No. 39'' in 1944. It was renumbered a year later in 1945.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9. ;

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*none ;

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* Pincher Creek ;

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* Cowley ; Summer villages *none The following

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are located within the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9. ;

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* Beaver Mines * Lowland Heights * Lundbreck * Pincher Station * Twin Butte The following localities are located within the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9. ;Localities * Burmis *Chapel Rock *Drywood *Improvement District No. 40 *Maycroft *North Fork *Pecten *Springridge *Summerview *Tod Creek

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 had a population of 3,240 living in 1,288 of its 1,801 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,965. 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 Pincher Creek No. 9 had a population of 2,965 living in 1,119 of its 1,640 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,158. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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