The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district situated in Census Division No. 15

Division No. 15, Alberta

Division No. 15 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in Alberta's Rockies, while the southernmost portion of the division is located within southern Alberta...

 of Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is located between Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

 and Banff National Park

Banff National Park

Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...

, north of Kananaskis Improvement District

Kananaskis Improvement District

Kananaskis Improvement District is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. It is located within Alberta's Rockies, sharing much of its boundaries with Kananaskis Country.The administrative centre of the improvement district is Kananaskis Village....

. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...

) bisects this county.

It was created as a municipal district

Municipal district

A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....

 on January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8, absorbing the Town of Canmore

Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

 in the early 90's.

Communities

Bighorn No. 8 includes the five hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

s of Benchlands

Benchlands, Alberta

Benchlands is a hamlet in Alberta within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. The Ghost River is located on the hamlet's south side, while Highway 40 borders the north side....

, Dead Man's Flats

Dead Man's Flats, Alberta

Dead Man's Flats is a hamlet in Alberta within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. Statistics Canada also recognizes it as a designated place under the name of Pigeon Mountain. It is located within Alberta's Rockies at Highway 1 exit 98, approximately southeast of Canmore and from...

, Exshaw

Exshaw, Alberta

Exshaw is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. Located approximately west of downtown Calgary and east of Canmore, Exshaw is situated within the Bow River valley north of the Bow River....

, Harvie Heights

Harvie Heights, Alberta

Harvie Heights is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. It is located within Alberta's Rockies on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately northwest of Canmore and immediately east of the park gate for Banff National Park.- References :...

 and Lac des Arcs

Lac Des Arcs, Alberta

Lac des Arcs is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. It is located on the south side of the Bow River opposite the Hamlet of Exshaw and has an elevation of . Highway 1 borders Lac des Arcs on the south.The hamlet is located in census division No...

. The summer villages of Ghost Lake

Ghost Lake, Alberta

-References:...

 and Waiparous

Waiparous, Alberta

Waiparous is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 40, at the crossing of Ghost River, west of Cochrane.-Demographics:The population of the Summer Village of Waiparous according to its 2007 municipal census is 72....

 are also located here.

Demographics

In 2006, the Municipal District (M.D.) of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,264 living in 676 dwellings

House

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, a 2.6% decrease from 2001. However, this population has since been revised by Statistics Canada to 1,454. Using the pre-revised Statistics Canada data, the M.D. of Bighorn No. 8 had a land area of 2767.94 km² (1,068.7 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 0.5 /km2 in 2006.

The Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

 reported that the M.D. of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,298, scattered over 2,810 km², with total number of private dwellings being 758. Its population density was 0.5 /km².

External links

• MD of Bighorn No. 8