Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 explained

Official Name:Municipal District of
Lesser Slave River No. 124
Settlement Type:Municipal district
Seal Type:Logo
Image Map1:AB locator MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF LESSER SLAVE RIVER NO 124.svg
Mapsize1:200
Map Caption1:Location within Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 in Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Name3:17
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1993
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1995
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Murray Kerik
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:10041.79
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2861
Population Density Km2:0.3
Leader Title2:Administrative office
Leader Name2:Slave Lake
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6

The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 is a municipal district (MD) in north-central Alberta, Canada. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Slave Lake. Located in Census Division 17, the MD takes its name from Lesser Slave River, which drains Lesser Slave Lake into the Athabasca River.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124.

Cities
Towns
Villages
Summer villages

The following hamlets are located within the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124.

Hamlets

The following localities are located within the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124.[1]

Localities
Other places

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 had a population of 2,861 living in 1,169 of its 1,500 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,803. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

The population of the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 according to its 2020 municipal census is 2,811,[3] a change from its 2014 municipal census population of 3,074.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 had a population of 2,803 living in 1,090 of its 1,310 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,929. With a land area of 10074.39km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

Education

Southern parts of the MD are within Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4817033 - Lesser Slave River No.124, geographical codes and localities, 2006 . . 2010-03-05 . 2012-08-11.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  3. Book: 2019 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-4623-1 . December 2019 . July 1, 2021.
  4. Book: 2015 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-2630-1 . February 17, 2016.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  6. Web site: Our Division. Pembina Hills Public Schools. 2019-08-25. 5310 - 49th Street Barrhead, Alberta T7N 1P3.