Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130

The Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 is a municipal district (MD) in northwestern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 19, its municipal office is located in the Town of Falher.

Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130
Municipal district
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Falher McLennan Girouxville Donnelly Guy Jean Cote
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	19
Established	1952
Incorporated	1952
Government [1]
• Reeve	Robert Brochu
• Governing body	MD of Smoky River Council
• Administrative office	Falher
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	2,834.18 km2 (1,094.28 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,895
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdsmokyriver.com

History

On January 1, 1952, its name was changed from MD of Fillion No. 130 to its current name, which was taken from Smoky River, a tributary of Peace River.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Smoky River No. 130.[4] Cities none Towns Falher McLennan Villages Donnelly Girouxville Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Smoky River No. 130.[4] Hamlets Guy Jean Cote

The following localities are located within the MD of Smoky River No. 130.[5] Localities Ballater Crowell Culp Dreau Forest View Kathleen Lac Magloire Little Smoky Normandville Roxana Whitemud Creek Winagami

Demographics

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	4,374	—
1956	3,955	−9.6%
1961	4,094	+3.5%
1966	3,984	−2.7%
1971	3,400	−14.7%
1976	2,948	−13.3%
1981	2,858	−3.1%
1986	2,853	−0.2%
1991	2,613	−8.4%
1996	2,491	−4.7%
2001	2,379	−4.5%
2006	2,442	+2.6%
2011	2,126	−12.9%
2016	2,023	−4.8%
2021	1,895	−6.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Smoky River No. 130 had a population of 1,895 living in 664 of its 878 total private dwellings, a change of -5.5% from its 2016 population of 2,006. With a land area of 2,834.18 km² (1,094.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[3][2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Smoky River No. 130 had a population of 2,023 living in 720 of its 891 total private dwellings, a -4.8% change from its 2011 population of 2,126. With a land area of 2,840.14 km² (1,096.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[13]

See also

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