Country Canada Census division No. 12 Incorporated 1955 Area 6,057 km² Capital Bonnyville | Region Central Alberta Established 1914 Time zone MST (UTC-7) Population 13,575 (2016) Province Alberta | |
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The Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 is a municipal district in northeastern Alberta, Canada in Division No. 12. It is located adjacent to the province of Saskatchewan, on the east.
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Map of Bonnyville No. 87, AB, Canada
The district was incorporated on Jan 01, 1955, through the merger of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, the Municipal District of Glendon No. 88 and part of Improvement District No. 101.
Demographics
As a census subdivision in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bonnyville No. 87 recorded a population of 13,575 living in 4,820 of its 5,667 total private dwellings, a 7001213000000000000♠21.3% change from its 2011 population of 11,191. This includes the population of two Metis settlements, Elizabeth (653) and Fishing Lake (446), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of the Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87. With a land area of 6,064.73 km2 (2,341.61 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) in 2016. Excluding the two Metis settlements, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of 12,476 in 2016, a change of 7001235000000000000♠23.5% from its 2011 population of 10,101.
The population of the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 according to its 2014 municipal census is 11,836, a 7001172000000000000♠17.2% change from its 2011 population of 10,101.
As a census subdivision in the 2011 Census of Population, Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of 11,191 living in 3,951 of its 4,349 total dwellings, a 9.8% change from its 2006 population of 10,194. This includes the population of two Métis settlements, Elizabeth (654) and Fishing Lake (436), located within the census subdivision that are municipalities independent of the MD of Bonnyville No. 87. With a land area of 6,057.44 km2 (2,338.79 sq mi), the census subdivision had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.8/sq mi) in 2011. Excluding the two Metis settlements, the MD of Bonnyville No. 87 had a population of 10,101 in 2011.
Visible minorities and Aboriginals
The following is a breakdown of the visible minority and Aboriginal populations of the Bonnyville No. 87 census subdivision that includes the Elizabeth and Fishing Lake Metis settlements.