Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61

The Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 is a municipal district (MD) in eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 7, its municipal office is located in the Town of Wainwright. The municipal district is bisected north-south by the Buffalo Trail and east-west by the Poundmaker Trail.

Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
Municipal district
Welcome sign
Wainwright Chauvin Edgerton Irma Fabyan Greenshields Ribstone
Location within Alberta
Coordinates: 52°50′36″N 110°51′12″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	7
Established	1942
Incorporated	1942
Government [1]
• Reeve	Bob Barss
• Governing body	MD of Wainwright Council
• Administrative office	Wainwright
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	4,095.29 km2 (1,581.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	4,446
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Website	mdwainwright.ca

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Wainwright No. 61.[4] Cities none Towns Wainwright Villages Chauvin Edgerton Irma Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.[4] Hamlets Fabyan Greenshields Ribstone

The following localities are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.[5] Localities Ascot Heights Bushy Head Corner Butze Denwood Dunn Gilt Edge Hawkins Heath Hope Valley Jarrow Killarney Lake Park Farm Prospect Valley Rocky Ford Roros Saville Farm

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,446 living in 1,499 of its 1,852 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 4,464. With a land area of 4,095.29 km² (1,581.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (2.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[3][2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,479 living in 1,459 of its 1,768 total private dwellings, a change of 8.2% from its 2011 population of 4,138. With a land area of 4,156.56 km² (1,604.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (2.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

See also

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