The Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 is a municipal district (MD) in southern Alberta, Canada, east of Calgary, close to the Saskatchewan border, in Census Division No. 4.
Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 | |
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Major communities | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Planning region | Red Deer |
| Established | 1913 |
| Incorporated | 1945 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Peter Rafa |
| • Governing body | M.D. of Acadia Council |
| • Administrative office | Acadia Valley |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 1,070.92 km2 (413.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 494 |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | mdacadia.ab.ca |
It is located on Highway 41 on the north side of the Red Deer River and bordered on the east by Saskatchewan. Highway 41 is a main route between Medicine Hat and Cold Lake.
Geography
Communities and localities
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 897 | — |
| 1921 | 1,144 | +27.5% |
| 1926 | 841 | −26.5% |
| 1931 | 1,029 | +22.4% |
| 1936 | 826 | −19.7% |
| 1941 | 748 | −9.4% |
| 1946 | 682 | −8.8% |
| 1951 | 705 | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 914 | +29.6% |
| 1961 | 965 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 896 | −7.2% |
| 1971 | 691 | −22.9% |
| 1976 | 651 | −5.8% |
| 1981 | 604 | −7.2% |
| 1986 | 618 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 522 | −15.5% |
| 1996 | 533 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 512 | −3.9% |
| 2006 | 545 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 495 | −9.2% |
| 2016 | 493 | −0.4% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Acadia No. 34 had a population of 494 living in 159 of its 196 total private dwellings, a change of 0.2% from its 2016 population of 493. With a land area of 1,070.92 km2 (413.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Acadia No. 34 had a population of 493 living in 159 of its 184 total private dwellings, a -0.4% change from its 2011 population of 495. With a land area of 1,082.6 km2 (418.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.[17]
Attractions
- Prairie Elevator Museum in the Hamlet of Acadia Valley[18]
- Acadia Municipal Recreation Dam - trout fishing
