View source for Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61

{{short description|Municipal district in Alberta, Canada}}
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| official_name            = Municipal District of<br>Wainwright No. 61
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| subdivision_name         = Canada
| subdivision_type1        = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Alberta]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[Regions of Canada#Alberta|Region]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Central Alberta]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of census divisions of Alberta|Census division]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Division No. 7, Alberta|7]]
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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              = Bob Barss
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| leader_name1             = MD of Wainwright Council
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| leader_name2             = [[Wainwright, Alberta|Wainwright]]
| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1942
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = 1942
| area_footnotes                  = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
| area_land_km2                   = 4095.29
| population_as_of                = 2021
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The '''Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61''' is a [[List of municipal districts in Alberta|municipal district]] (MD) in eastern [[Alberta]], Canada. Located in [[Division No. 7, Alberta|Census Division No. 7]], its [[List of municipal districts in Alberta#Office locations|municipal office]] is located in the [[Wainwright, Alberta|Town of Wainwright]]. The municipal district is bisected north-south by the [[Alberta Highway 41|Buffalo Trail]] and east-west by the [[Poundmaker Trail]].
== 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 Wainwright No. 61.<ref name=communities>{{AltaML}}</ref>
;[[List of cities in Alberta|Cities]]
*none
;[[List of towns in Alberta|Towns]]
*[[Wainwright, Alberta|Wainwright]]
;[[List of villages in Alberta|Villages]]
*[[Chauvin, Alberta|Chauvin]]
*[[Edgerton, Alberta|Edgerton]]
*[[Irma, Alberta|Irma]]
;[[List of summer villages in Alberta|Summer villages]]
*none
The following [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]] are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.<ref name=communities/>
;[[List of hamlets in Alberta|Hamlets]]
*[[Fabyan, Alberta|Fabyan]]
*[[Greenshields, Alberta|Greenshields]]
*[[Ribstone]]
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The following [[List of localities in Alberta|localities]] are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.<ref name=localities>{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4807049 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4807049 - Wainwright No. 61, geographical codes and localities, 2006 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-12}}</ref>
;Localities
*Ascot Heights
*Bushy Head Corner
*Butze
*[[Denwood, Alberta|Denwood]]
*Dunn
*Gilt Edge
*[[Hawkins, Alberta|Hawkins]]
*[[Heath, Alberta|Heath]]
*[[Hope Valley, Alberta|Hope Valley]]
*Jarrow
*Killarney Lake
*Park Farm
*Prospect Valley
*Rocky Ford
*Roros
*Saville Farm
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== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,446 living in 1,499 of its 1,852 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4446-4464}}|4464|1}} from its 2016 population of 4,464. With a land area of {{cvt|4095.29|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4446|4095.29|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 Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,479 living in 1,459 of its 1,768 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4479-4138}}|4138|1}} from its 2011 population of 4,138. With a land area of {{convert|4156.56|km2|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4479|4156.56|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 ==
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== External links ==
*{{Official website}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
| Northwest = [[County of Minburn No. 27]]
| North     = [[County of Vermilion River]]
| Northeast = [[Wilton No. 472, Saskatchewan|Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472]]
| East      = [[Manitou Lake No. 442, Saskatchewan|Rural Municipality of Manitou Lake No. 442]]
| Southeast = [[Senlac No. 411, Saskatchewan|Rural Municipality of Senlac No. 411]]
| South     = [[Municipal District of Provost No. 52]]
| Southwest = [[Flagstaff County]]
| West      = [[Beaver County, Alberta|Beaver County]]
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