Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9

The Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 is a municipal district (MD) in southwestern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 3, its municipal office is located in the Town of Pincher Creek.

Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Municipal district
Pincher Creek Cowley Beaver Mines Lundbreck Twin Butte Twin Butte Piikani 147 Brocket
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	3
Established	1944
Incorporated	1945
Government [1]
• Reeve	Rick Lemire
• Governing body	MD of Pincher Creek Council
• Administrative office	Pincher Creek
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	3,455.75 km2 (1,334.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	3,240
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdpinchercreek.ab.ca

History

The MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 was originally renamed from the MD of Crowsnest No. 39 to the MD of Pincher Creek No. 39 in 1944. It was renumbered a year later in 1945.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9.[3] Cities none Towns Pincher Creek Villages Cowley Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9.[3] Hamlets Beaver Mines Lowland Heights Lundbreck Pincher Station Twin Butte

The following localities are located within the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9.[4] Localities Burmis Chapel Rock Drywood Improvement District No. 40 Maycroft North Fork Pecten Springridge Summerview Tod Creek

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 had a population of 3,240 living in 1,288 of its 1,801 total private dwellings, a change of 9.3% from its 2016 population of 2,965. With a land area of 3,455.75 km² (1,334.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 had a population of 2,965 living in 1,119 of its 1,640 total private dwellings, a -6.1% change from its 2011 population of 3,158. With a land area of 3,482.05 km² (1,344.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km² (2.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

See also

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