Municipal District of Acadia No. 34

The Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 is a municipal district (MD) in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary, close to the Saskatchewan border, in Census Division No. 4.

Municipal District of Acadia No. 34
Municipal district
Logo
Acadia Valley Major communities
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Planning region	Red Deer
Established	1913
Incorporated	1945
Government [1]
• Reeve	Peter Rafa
• Governing body	M.D. of Acadia Council
• Administrative office	Acadia Valley
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	1,070.92 km2 (413.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	494
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdacadia.ab.ca

It is located on Highway 41 on the north side of the Red Deer River and bordered on the east by Saskatchewan. Highway 41 is a main route between Medicine Hat and Cold Lake.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Acadia No. 34.[3] Cities none Towns none Villages none Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Acadia No. 34.[3] Hamlets Acadia Valley (also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada)[4]

The following localities are located within the MD of Acadia No. 34.[5] Localities Acadia Arneson Haven

Demographics

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1916	897	—
1921	1,144	+27.5%
1926	841	−26.5%
1931	1,029	+22.4%
1936	826	−19.7%
1941	748	−9.4%
1946	682	−8.8%
1951	705	+3.4%
1956	914	+29.6%
1961	965	+5.6%
1966	896	−7.2%
1971	691	−22.9%
1976	651	−5.8%
1981	604	−7.2%
1986	618	+2.3%
1991	522	−15.5%
1996	533	+2.1%
2001	512	−3.9%
2006	545	+6.4%
2011	495	−9.2%
2016	493	−0.4%
Source: Statistics Canada [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Acadia No. 34 had a population of 494 living in 159 of its 196 total private dwellings, a change of 0.2% from its 2016 population of 493. With a land area of 1,070.92 km² (413.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Acadia No. 34 had a population of 493 living in 159 of its 184 total private dwellings, a -0.4% change from its 2011 population of 495. With a land area of 1,082.6 km² (418.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[17]

Attractions

• Prairie Elevator Museum in the Hamlet of Acadia Valley^[18]
• Acadia Municipal Recreation Dam - trout fishing

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of municipal districts in Alberta

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
3. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
4. Statistics Canada (February 16, 2009). "GeoSearch2006". Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
5. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4804001 - Acadia No. 34, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
6. "Table IV: Population of Prairie Provinces by Municipalities, Local Improvement Districts or Unorganized Territorial Units, 1916". Census of Prairie Provinces, 1916. Ottawa: Department of Trade and Commerce. 1918.
7. "Table 6: Population by census divisions of Alberta classified by municipalities for census years, 1921 and 1926". Census of Prairie Provinces, 1926. Ottawa: Department of Trade and Commerce. 1929.
8. "Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1926-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949.
9. "Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951". Census of Canada, 1956. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1958.
10. "Table 9: Population by census subdivisions, 1966 by sex, and 1961". 1966 Census of Canada. Western Provinces. Vol. Population: Divisions and Subdivisions. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1967.
11. "Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada. Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories. Vol. Population: Geographic Distributions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1977.
12. "Table 2: Census Subdivisions in Alphabetical Order, Showing Population Rank, Canada, 1981". 1981 Census of Canada. Vol. Census subdivisions in decreasing population order. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1982. ISBN 0-660-51563-6.
13. "Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data". 91 Census. Vol. Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1992. pp. 100–108. ISBN 0-660-57115-3.
14. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
15. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. January 6, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
16. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
17. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
18. M.D. of Acadia No. 34 - Points of Interest

External links

• Official website