Municipal District of Provost No. 52 explained

Official Name:Municipal District of Provost No. 52
Image Map1:AB locator MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF PROVOST NO 52.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:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:7
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Allan Murray
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:MD of Provost Council
Leader Title2:Administrative office
Leader Name2:Provost
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1943
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1943
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:3571.12
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2071
Population Density Km2:0.6
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6

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.

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.

Cities
Towns
Villages
Summer villages

The following hamlets are located within the MD of Provost No. 52.

Hamlets

The following localities are located within the MD of Provost No. 52.[2]

Localities

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 from its 2016 population of 2,205. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

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 change from its 2011 population of 2,288. With a land area of 3628.39km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search . 2014-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140325200943/http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm . 2014-03-25 . live .
  2. Web site: Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4807001 - Provost No. 52, geographical codes and localities, 2006 . . 2010-03-05 . 2012-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130525211127/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4807001 . 2013-05-25 . dead .
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  4. 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082610/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 . February 11, 2017 . live . mdy-all .