Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 | |
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| Welcome sign | |
| Location within Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′36″N110°51′12″W / 52.84333°N 110.85333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Established | 1942 |
| Incorporated | 1942 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Bob Barss |
| • Governing body | MD of Wainwright Council |
| • Administrative office | Wainwright |
| Area (2021) [2] | |
| • Land | 4,095.29 km2 (1,581.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 4,446 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Website | mdwainwright.ca |
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.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Wainwright No. 61. [4]
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61. [4] | The following localities are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61. [5]
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In the 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 -0.4% 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 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) in 2021. [3] [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. [6]