Municipal District of Fairview No. 136

For other uses, see Fairview, Alberta (disambiguation).

This article is about the rural municipality and is not to be confused with the town of Fairview, Alberta, which it surrounds.

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
Municipal district
Boundary sign at Dunvegan Bridge
Logo
Fairview Dunvegan Bluesky Whitelaw Erin Lodge Friedenstal
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Planning region	Upper Peace
Established	1913
Incorporated	1914
Government [1]
• 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/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdfairview.com

The district stretches along the northwestern leg of Highway 2.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Fairview No. 136.[3] Cities none Towns Fairview Villages none Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Fairview No. 136.[3] Hamlets Bluesky Whitelaw

The following localities are located within the MD of Fairview No. 136.[4] Localities Dunvegan Erin Lodge Friedenstal Gage Highland Park Lothrop Red Star Scotswood Vanrena Waterhole

Demographics

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
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]

See also

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