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Improvement District No. 9 (Banff)
Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Alberta's Rockies
Census division No. 15
Established April 1, 1945
Renumbered January 1, 1969
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 6,751.09 km2 (2,606.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 1,004
 • Density 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website http://improvementdistrict9.ca

Improvement District No. 9 (Banff), or Improvement District No. 9, is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Banff National Park in Alberta's Rockies, the improvement district is the municipality that provides local government for the portion of the park outside the Town of Banff.

History

Improvement District (I.D.) No. 9 was originally formed as I.D. No. 51 on April 1, 1945 through the amalgamation of I.D. Nos. 224, 255, 285, and 317, as well as portions of I.D. Nos. 193, 223, 253, 254, 284, 314, 315, 316, 347, 348, and 378. I.D. No. 51 was renumbered to I.D. No. 9 on January 1, 1969.

Formerly part of I.D. No. 9, Banff separated from the improvement district and incorporated as a town on January 1, 1990.

Geography

Communities and localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 9 had a population of 1,004 living in 111 of its 123 total private dwellings, a change of -2.3% from its 2016 population of 1,028. With a land area of 6,751.09 km2 (2,606.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Improvement District No. 9 recorded a population of 1,028 living in 30 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of -12.5% from its 2011 population of 1,175. With a land area of 6,787.28 km2 (2,620.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) in 2016.

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