| Official Name: | Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal district |
| Seal Type: | Seal |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Welcome sign |
| Image Map1: | AB locator MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF BIGHORN NO 8.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location within Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calgary Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 15 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Lisa Rosvold |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | M.D. of Bighorn Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrative office |
| Leader Name2: | Exshaw |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1988 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 2678.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1598 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.6 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district (MD) situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) passes through the municipal district.
It was created as a municipal district on January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8.[2] The Town of Canmore lies adjacent to the municipal district to the southwest.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Bighorn No. 8.
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8.
The following localities are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,598 living in 640 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,324. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,334 living in 556 of its 766 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,341. With a land area of 2761.18km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]