The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district (MD) situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) passes through the municipal district.
It was created as a municipal district on January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8.Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs The Town of Canmore lies adjacent to the municipal district to the southwest.
Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Bighorn No. 8. Cities none Towns Canmore Villages none Summer villages Ghost Lake Waiparous First Nations settlements Mînî Thnî
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8. Hamlets Benchlands Dead Man's Flats or Pigeon Mountain (designated place) Exshaw Harvie Heights Lac des Arcs
The following localities are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8. Localities Gap Improvement District No. 8 Jumping Pound (Forest Res) Kananaskis Spray Lakes
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,598 living in 640 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,324. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,334 living in 556 of its 766 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,341. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also List of communities in Alberta List of francophone communities in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta
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