Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61

The Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 is a municipal district (MD) in eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 7., its municipal office is located in the Town of Wainwright. The municipal district is bisected north-south by the Buffalo Trail and east-west by the Poundmaker Trail.

Municipal District of
Wainwright No. 61
Welcome sign
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Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 52°50′36″N 110°51′12″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division7
Established1942
Incorporated1942
Government
  ReeveBob Barss
  Governing bodyMD of Wainwright Council
  Administrative officeWainwright
Area
 (2021)[2]
  Land4,095.29 km2 (1,581.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total4,276
  Density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Websitemdwainwright.ca

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,276 living in 1,490 of its 1,852 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 4,464. With a land area of 4,095.29 km2 (1,581.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,479 living in 1,459 of its 1,768 total private dwellings, a change of 8.2% from its 2011 population of 4,138. With a land area of 4,156.56 km2 (1,604.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

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