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.
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.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Provost No. 52.
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Provost No. 52.
The following localities are located within the MD of Provost No. 52.[2]
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]