Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133

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

The Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 is a municipal district (MD) in northwest Alberta, Canada, north of Grande Prairie. Located in the Upper Peace Region, its municipal office is located in the Town of Spirit River. With an area of 683.6 km² (263.9 sq mi), it is the smallest municipal district in Alberta.^[3]

Spirit River No. 133
Municipal district
Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133
Welcome sign
Spirit River Rycroft
Location within Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Planning region	Upper Peace
Established	1916
Incorporated	1916
Government [1]
• Reeve	Stanley W. Bzowy
• Governing body	MD of Spirit River Council
• Administrative office	Spirit River
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	679.86 km2 (262.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	649
• Density	1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Website	mdspiritriver.ab.ca

History

The MD of Spirit River No. 133 was incorporated in 1916.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Spirit River No. 133.[4] Cities none Towns Spirit River Villages Rycroft Summer villages none The following hamlets are located within the MD of Spirit River No. 133.[4] Hamlets none

The following localities are located within the MD of Spirit River No. 133.[5] Localities Bridgeview Manir Prestville Silverwood Spirit River Settlement

Demographics

Federal census
population history

Year	Pop.	±%
1916	899	—
1921	888	−1.2%
1926	893	+0.6%
1931	1,800	+101.6%
1936	1,890	+5.0%
1941	1,828	−3.3%
1946	1,404	−23.2%
1951	1,406	+0.1%
1956	1,413	+0.5%
1961	1,318	−6.7%
1966	1,243	−5.7%
1971	1,022	−17.8%
1976	857	−16.1%
1981	891	+4.0%
1986	848	−4.8%
1991	812	−4.2%
1996	809	−0.4%
2001	824	+1.9%
2006	662	−19.7%
2011	713	+7.7%
2016	700	−1.8%
Source: Statistics Canada [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Spirit River No. 133 had a population of 649 living in 273 of its 315 total private dwellings, a change of -7.3% from its 2016 population of 700. With a land area of 679.86 km² (262.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km² (2.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Spirit River No. 133 had a population of 700 living in 274 of its 306 total private dwellings, a -1.8% change from its 2011 population of 713. With a land area of 683.6 km² (263.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km² (2.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

See also

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