Municipal District of Fairview No. 136
Municipal district in Alberta, Canada
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The Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 is a municipal district (MD) in northwestern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19.
Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 | |
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Boundary sign at Dunvegan Bridge | |
Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Peace |
| Established | 1913 |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Peggy Johnson |
| • Governing body | M.D. of Fairview Council |
| • Administrative office | Fairview |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 1,373.66 km2 (530.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,580 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Alberta Time) |
| Website | mdfairview.com |
The district stretches along the northwestern leg of Highway 2.
Geography
Communities and localities
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Fairview No. 136.[3]
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Fairview No. 136.[3]
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The following localities are located within the MD of Fairview No. 136.[4]
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Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1916 | 790 | — |
| 1921 | 1,456 | +84.3% |
| 1926 | 1,507 | +3.5% |
| 1931 | 2,264 | +50.2% |
| 1936 | 2,443 | +7.9% |
| 1941 | 2,326 | −4.8% |
| 1946 | 2,074 | −10.8% |
| 1951 | 2,031 | −2.1% |
| 1956 | 1,885 | −7.2% |
| 1961 | 1,917 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1,745 | −9.0% |
| 1971 | 1,901 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 1,755 | −7.7% |
| 1981 | 1,889 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 1,903 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,812 | −4.8% |
| 1996 | 1,829 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,806 | −1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,432 | −20.7% |
| 2011 | 1,673 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1,604 | −4.1% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Fairview No. 136 had a population of 1,580 living in 613 of its 707 total private dwellings, a change of −1.5% from its 2016 population of 1,604. With a land area of 1,373.66 km2 (530.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Fairview No. 136 had a population of 1,604 living in 620 of its 683 total private dwellings, a −4.1% change from its 2011 population of 1,673. With a land area of 1,387.58 km2 (535.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi) in 2016.[16]