View source for Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130

{{short description|Municipal district in Alberta, Canada}}
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| official_name            = Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130
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| settlement_type          = [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|Municipal district]]
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| image_caption            = Welcome sign
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{{Location map~ |CAN AB Smoky River
|label = [[Falher, Alberta|'''Falher''']]
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| subdivision_type1        = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Alberta]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[Regions of Canada#Alberta|Region]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Northern Alberta]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of census divisions of Alberta|Census division]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Division No. 19, Alberta|19]]
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| government_footnotes     = <ref name=council>[http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search]</ref>
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| leader_title             = [[Reeve (Canada)|Reeve]]
| leader_name              = Robert Brochu
| leader_title1            = Governing body
| leader_name1             = MD of Smoky River Council
| leader_title2            = [[List of municipal districts in Alberta#Administrative office locations|Administrative&nbsp;office]]
| leader_name2             = [[Falher, Alberta|Falher]]
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1952
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = 1952
| area_footnotes                  = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2                   = 2834.18
| population_as_of                = 2021
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| website             = {{URL|www.mdsmokyriver.com|mdsmokyriver.com}}
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The '''Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130''' is a [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|municipal district]] (MD) in northwestern [[Alberta]], Canada. Located in [[Division No. 19, Alberta|Census Division No. 19]], its [[List of municipal districts in Alberta#Office locations|municipal office]] is located in the Town of [[Falher]].
== History ==
On January 1, 1952, its name was changed from ''MD of Fillion No. 130'' to its current name, which was taken from [[Smoky River]], a tributary of [[Peace River (Canada)|Peace River]].
== Geography ==
=== Communities and localities ===
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The following [[List of municipalities in Alberta#Urban municipalities|urban municipalities]] are surrounded by the MD of Smoky River No. 130.<ref name=communities>{{AltaML}}</ref>
;[[List of cities in Alberta|Cities]]
*none
;[[List of towns in Alberta|Towns]]
*[[Falher, Alberta|Falher]]
*[[McLennan, Alberta|McLennan]]
;[[List of villages in Alberta|Villages]]
*[[Donnelly, Alberta|Donnelly]]
*[[Girouxville, Alberta|Girouxville]]
;[[List of summer villages in Alberta|Summer villages]]
*none
The following [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]] are located within the MD of Smoky River No. 130.<ref name=communities/>
;[[List of hamlets in Alberta|Hamlets]]
*[[Guy, Alberta|Guy]]
*[[Jean Cote, Alberta|Jean Cote]]
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The following [[List of localities in Alberta|localities]] are located within the MD of Smoky River No. 130.<ref name=localities>{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4819041 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4819041 - Smoky River No. 130, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-12}}</ref>
;Localities
*Ballater
*Crowell
*[[Culp, Alberta|Culp]]
*Dreau
*Forest View
*[[Kathleen, Alberta|Kathleen]]
*Lac Magloire
*Little Smoky
*Normandville
*Roxana
*Whitemud Creek
*Winagami
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== Demographics ==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
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|type        = Canada
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|footnote    = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<br /><ref name=1956census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=I: Population | year=1958 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}</ref><ref name=1966census>{{cite book | title=1966 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Divisions and Subdivisions | series=Western Provinces | year=1967 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 9: Population by census subdivisions, 1966 by sex, and 1961}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | volume=Population: Geographic Distributions | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | chapter=Table 2: Census Subdivisions in Alphabetical Order, Showing Population Rank, Canada, 1981 | isbn=0-660-51563-6}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 6, 2010 | access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/><ref name=2021censuscorrection/>
|[[Canada 1951 Census|1951]]|4374
|1956|3955
|1961|4094
|1966|3984
|1971|3400
|1976|2948
|1981|2858
|1986|2853
|1991|2613
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|2491
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|2379
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|2442
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|2126
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|2023
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|1895
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the MD of Smoky River No. 130 had a population of 1,895 living in 664 of its 878 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1895-2006}}|2006|1}} from its 2016 population of 2,006. With a land area of {{cvt|2834.18|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1895|2834.18|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censuscorrection>{{2021CDNcc}}</ref><ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>
In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Smoky River No. 130 had a population of 2,023 living in 720 of its 891 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:2023-2126}}|2126|1}} change from its 2011 population of 2,126. With a land area of {{convert|2840.14|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2023|2840.14|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|date=February 8, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of communities in Alberta]]
* [[List of francophone communities in Alberta]]
* [[List of municipal districts in Alberta]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = [[Municipal District of Peace No. 135]]
| North     = [[Northern Sunrise County]]
| Northeast = [[Northern Sunrise County]]
| West      = [[Birch Hills County]]
| Centre    = Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130
| East      = [[Big Lakes County]]
| Southwest = [[Municipal District of Greenview No. 16]]
| South     = [[Municipal District of Greenview No. 16]]
| Southeast = [[Big Lakes County]]
}}
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