The Municipal District of Provost No. 52 is a municipal district in east-central Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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, on the Alberta/Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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 border.

It is located in Census Division 12

Division No. 12, Alberta

Division No. 12 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. Including the City of Cold Lake, the majority of the division is located in the northeast corner of central Alberta, while the northern portion of the division is located within northern Alberta....

. The municipal district was established in the current boundaries in 1943, through the amalgamation of the Municipal Districts of Hillcrest No. 362 and Sifton No. 391. The municipal seat is in the Town of Provost

Provost, Alberta

Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border....

.

Demographics

In 2006, Provost No. 52 had a population of 2,547 living in 1,038 dwellings

House

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, a 3.5% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 3625.2 km² (1,399.7 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.7 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 2,635 in 1,028 dwellings, a 2.6% decrease from 1996. On a surface of 3,622.49 km² it had a density of 0.7 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Provost
  Provost, Alberta
  Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border....
  
  

Villages

• Amisk
  Amisk, Alberta
  Amisk is a village in east central Alberta, Canada.The name comes from amisk , the Cree word for "beaver".The site was surveyed by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1906. That same year settlers from the United States, Scandinavia and Great Britain arrived. The first general store was built in 1907,...
  
  
• Czar
  Czar, Alberta
  Czar is a village in central Alberta. It is located west of the Saskatchewan border, at the intersection of Highway 13, Buffalo Trail and the CPR tracks.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Hughenden
  Hughenden, Alberta
  Hughenden is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 49 km south of Wainwright, in the Municipal District of Provost, along Highway 13.-Demographics:The population of the Village of Hughenden according to its 2008 municipal census is 266....
  
  

Hamlets

• Bodo
  Bodo, Alberta
  Bodo is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Provost No. 52. It is located approximately south of Highway 13 and east of Red Deer.- References :...
  
  
• Cadogan
  Cadogan, Alberta
  Cadogan is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Provost No. 52. It is located south of Highway 13, approximately southwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
  
  
• Hayter
  Hayter, Alberta
  Hayter is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Provost No. 52. It is located south of Highway 13, approximately south of Lloydminster.- References :...
  
  
• Metiskow
  Metiskow, Alberta
  Metiskow is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Provost No. 52. It is located southwest of Highway 13, approximately southwest of Lloydminster.- References :...
  
  

External links

• Municipal District of Provost No. 52 - official website
• Alberta First. Provost Municipality statistic