| Official Name: | Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 |
| Settlement Type: | Municipal district |
| Image Map1: | AB locator MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WAINWRIGHT NO 61.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: | Bob Barss |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | MD of Wainwright Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrative office |
| Leader Name2: | Wainwright |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1942 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1942 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 4095.29 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 4276 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 52.8433°N -110.8533°W |
The Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 is a municipal district (MD) in eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 7., its municipal office is located in the Town of Wainwright. The municipal district is bisected north-south by the Buffalo Trail and east-west by the Poundmaker Trail.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Wainwright No. 61.
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.
The following localities are located within the MD of Wainwright No. 61.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,276 living in 1,490 of its 1,852 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 4,464. 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 Wainwright No. 61 had a population of 4,479 living in 1,459 of its 1,768 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 4,138. With a land area of 4156.56km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]