Municipal District of Provost No. 52

The Municipal District of Provost No. 52 is a municipal district (MD) in east-central Alberta, Canada, on the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. Located in Census Division No. 7, its municipal office is located in the Town of Provost.

Municipal District of Provost No. 52
Municipal district
Pasture in the MD of Provost No. 52
Provost Amisk Czar Hughenden Bodo Cadogan Hayter Metiskow
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	7
Established	1943
Incorporated	1943
Government [1]
• Reeve	Allan Murray
• Governing body	MD of Provost Council
• Administrative office	Provost
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	3,571.12 km2 (1,378.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	2,071
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdprovost.ca

History

The MD of Provost No. 52 was established in 1943 through the amalgamation of the MD of Hillcrest No. 362 and the MD of Sifton No. 391.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Provost No. 52.[3] Cities none Towns Provost Villages Amisk Czar Hughenden Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Provost No. 52.[3] Hamlets Bodo Cadogan Hayter Metiskow

The following localities are located within the MD of Provost No. 52.[4] Localities Airways Battle Ridge Buffalo View Cairns Cousins Craigmillar Green Glade Kessler Lakesend Neutral Hills Nilrem Rosenheim Rosyth

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Provost No. 52 had a population of 2,071 living in 851 of its 969 total private dwellings, a change of -6.1% from its 2016 population of 2,205. With a land area of 3,571.12 km² (1,378.82 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 Provost No. 52 had a population of 2,205 living in 825 of its 930 total private dwellings, a -3.6% change from its 2011 population of 2,288. With a land area of 3,628.39 km² (1,400.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

See also

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