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Municipal District of
Willow Creek No. 26
Municipal district
Municipal District of Willow Creek No is located in Alberta
Municipal District of Willow Creek No
Municipal District of Willow Creek No
Location in Alberta
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division No. 3
Established 1954
Incorporated 1954
Area
 (2016)
 • Land 4,558.14 km2 (1,759.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 5,179
 • Density 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)

The Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 is a special type of local government area in southern Alberta, Canada. It's like a big county. Its main office is located near the Claresholm Industrial Airport, just west of the Town of Claresholm. This area is part of Census Division No. 3 in Alberta.

History of Willow Creek No. 26

The Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 was officially created on January 1, 1954. This means it started operating as a local government on that date.

People and Population

This section tells us about the number of people living in the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. This information comes from a count called a census, which is done by Statistics Canada.

In 2016, there were 5,179 people living here. These people lived in 1,671 homes. There were a total of 1,863 homes available in the area.

The land area of the Municipal District is about 4,558 square kilometers. This means that for every square kilometer, there was about 1.1 person living there in 2016. This is called the population density.

In 2011, the population was 5,107 people. This shows that the number of people living in the area has stayed quite similar over the years.

Towns and Small Communities

The Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 surrounds several towns and also contains some smaller communities called hamlets and localities.

Towns within the District

These are larger communities that have their own local governments, but they are located within the larger area of the Municipal District:

Hamlets and Localities

These are smaller communities that are directly part of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26.

Hamlets

Localities

  • Ardenville
  • Blacktail
  • Durward
  • Furman
  • Lyndon
  • Mekastoe
  • Muirhead
  • Nolan
  • Pearce
  • Pulteney
  • Spring Point
  • Stowe
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