Improvement District No. 12

Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park),^[2] or Improvement District No. 12, is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Jasper National Park in Alberta's Rockies, the improvement district is the municipality that provides local government for the portion of the park outside the Municipality of Jasper.

Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park)
Improvement district
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 52°45′15″N 117°53′30″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Alberta's Rockies
Census division	No. 15
Established	April 1, 1945
Renumbered	January 1, 1969
Government [1][2]
• Governing body	Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA)
• Minister of AMA	Ric McIver
• CAO	Darryl Joyce
• MLA	Martin Long
Area  (2021)[3]
• Land	10,118.55 km2 (3,906.79 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	0
• Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

History

Improvement District (I.D.) No. 12 was originally formed as I.D. No. 80 on April 1, 1945, through the amalgamation of I.D. Nos. 379, 438, 439, 469, 499, 500, and 530, as well as portions of I.D. Nos. 348, 378, 436, 437, 466, 468, 498, 528, 529, and 558.^[2] I.D. No. 80 was renumbered to I.D. No. 12 on January 1, 1969.^[2]

A second improvement district, Jasper Improvement District, was separated from I.D. No. 12 on August 31, 1995.^[2] Jasper Improvement District subsequently became a specialized municipality named the Municipality of Jasper on July 20, 2001.^[4]

Geography

Communities and localities

There are no communities located within Improvement District No. 12.^[5]

The following localities are located within Improvement District No. 12.^[6]

Localities

Athabasca Falls Devona East Gate Trailers Lake Edith Miette

Miette Hot Springs Pocahontas Shale Banks Snaring Sunwapta

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 12 had a population of 0 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings, a change of -100% from its 2016 population of 53. With a land area of 10,118.55 km² (3,906.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km² (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 12 had a population of 53 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings, a change of 55.9% from its 2011 population of 34. With a land area of 10,185.75 km² (3,932.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km² (0.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[7]

Government

Improvement District No. 12 is administered by Alberta Municipal Affairs.^[2]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta