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Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87
Municipal district
Flag of Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87
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Municipal District of Bonnyville No is located in Alberta
Municipal District of Bonnyville No
Municipal District of Bonnyville No
Location in Alberta
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division No. 12
Established 1914
Incorporated 1955
Area
 (2016)
 • Land 6,064.73 km2 (2,341.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 13,575
 • Density 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)

The Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 is a municipal district in northeastern Alberta, Canada in Division No. 12. It is located adjacent to the province of Saskatchewan, on the east.

The district was incorporated on Jan 01, 1955, through the merger of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, the Municipal District of Glendon No. 88 and part of Improvement District No. 101.

Communities and localities

Demographics

As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bonnyville No. 87 recorded a population of 13,575 living in 4,820 of its 5,667 total private dwellings, a 21.3% change from its 2011 population of 11,191. This includes the population of two Metis settlements, Elizabeth (653) and Fishing Lake (446), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of the Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87. With a land area of 6,064.73 km2 (2,341.61 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) in 2016. Excluding the two Metis settlements, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of 12,476 in 2016, a change of 23.5% from its 2011 population of 10,101.

The population of the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 according to its 2014 municipal census is 11,836, a 17.2% change from its 2011 population of 10,101.

As a census subdivision in the 2011 Census of Population, Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of 11,191 living in 3,951 of its 4,349 total dwellings, a 9.8% change from its 2006 population of 10,194. This includes the population of two Métis settlements, Elizabeth (654) and Fishing Lake (436), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of the MD of Bonnyville No. 87. With a land area of 6,057.44 km2 (2,338.79 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) in 2011. Excluding the two Metis settlements, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of 10,101 in 2011.

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

The following is a breakdown of the visible minority and Aboriginal populations of the Bonnyville No. 87 census subdivision that includes the Elizabeth and Fishing Lake Metis settlements.

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population group Population  % of total population
White 8,300 81.6%
Visible minority group
Source:
South Asian 0 0%
Chinese 0 0%
Black 20 0.2%
Filipino 15 0.1%
Latin American 20 0.2%
Arab 0 0%
Southeast Asian 0 0%
West Asian 0 0%
Korean 0 0%
Japanese 0 0%
Visible minority, n.i.e. 0 0%
Multiple visible minority 0 0%
Total visible minority population 55 0.5%
Aboriginal group
Source:
First Nations 375 3.7%
Métis 1,420 14%
Inuit 0 0%
Aboriginal, n.i.e. 0 0%
Multiple Aboriginal identity 10 0.1%
Total Aboriginal population 1,815 17.8%
Total population 10,170 100%
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