The Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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. It is located in Census Division 19

Division No. 19, Alberta

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.

The district stretches along the northwestern leg of Highway 2.

Demographics

In 2006, the Municipal District (M.D.) of Fairview No. 136 had a population of 1,432 living in 571 dwellings

House

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, a 20.5% decrease from 2001. However, this population has since been revised by Statistics Canada to 1,856. Using the pre-revised Statistics Canada data, the M.D. of Fairview No. 136 had a land area of 1390.66 km² (536.9 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1 /km2 in 2006.

In 2001, the M.D. of Fairview No. 136 had a population of 1,806 in 650 dwellings, a 1.3% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 1,390.72 km² it had a density of 1.3 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Fairview

Hamlets

• Bluesky
  Bluesky, Alberta
  Bluesky is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136. It is located along Highway 2, east of Fairview in northern Alberta....
  
  
• Whitelaw
  Whitelaw, Alberta
  Whitelaw is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136. It is located north of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie.- References :...
  
  

External links

• AlbertaFirst. Fairview Municipal District Statistics