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Municipal District of
Lesser Slave River No. 124
View from Marten Mountain
View from Marten Mountain
Official seal of Municipal District ofLesser Slave River No. 124
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Location within Alberta
Location within Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Census division 17
Established 1993
Incorporated 1995
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 10,041.79 km2 (3,877.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 2,861
 • Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 is a municipal district (MD) in north-central Alberta, Canada. Its municipal office is located in the Town of Slave Lake. Located in Census Division 17, the MD takes its name from Lesser Slave River, which drains Lesser Slave Lake into the Athabasca River.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124.

Localities
Other places

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 had a population of 2,861 living in 1,169 of its 1,500 total private dwellings, a change of 2.1% from its 2016 population of 2,803. With a land area of 10,041.79 km2 (3,877.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) in 2021.

The population of the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 according to its 2020 municipal census is 2,811, a -8.6% change from its 2014 municipal census population of 3,074.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Lesser Slave River No. 124 had a population of 2,803 living in 1,090 of its 1,310 total private dwellings, a -4.3% change from its 2011 population of 2,929. With a land area of 10,074.39 km2 (3,889.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) in 2016.

Education

Southern parts of the MD are within Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.

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