Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8

The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district (MD) situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) passes through the municipal district.

Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
Municipal district
Seal
Canmore Exshaw Waiparous Ghost L. Benchlands Lac des Arcs Harvie Heights Stoney Reserve
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Calgary Region
Census division	15
Incorporated	1988
Government [1]
• Reeve	Lisa Rosvold
• Governing body	M.D. of Bighorn Council
• Administrative office	Exshaw
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	2,678.8 km2 (1,034.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,598
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdbighorn.ca

It was created as a municipal district on January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8.^[3] The Town of Canmore lies adjacent to the municipal district to the southwest.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Bighorn No. 8.[4] Cities none Towns Canmore Villages none Summer villages Ghost Lake Waiparous First Nations settlements Mînî Thnî

The following hamlets are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8.[4] Hamlets Benchlands Dead Man's Flats or Pigeon Mountain (designated place) Exshaw Harvie Heights Lac des Arcs

The following localities are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8.^[5]

Localities

• Gap
• Improvement District No. 8
• Jumping Pound (Forest Res)
• Kananaskis
• Spray Lakes

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,598 living in 640 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of 20.7% from its 2016 population of 1,324. With a land area of 2,678.8 km² (1,034.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,334 living in 556 of its 766 total private dwellings, a -0.5% change from its 2011 population of 1,341. With a land area of 2,761.18 km² (1,066.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

See also

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