Country Canada Census division No. 6 Incorporated 1944 Area 3,643 km² Local time Tuesday 11:17 AM | Region Calgary Region Established 1944 Time zone MST (UTC-7) Population 22,766 (2016) Province Alberta | |
Weather -1°C, Wind SE at 26 km/h, 70% Humidity Points of interest Big Rock, Bar U Ranch, Sheppard Family Park, Brown‑Lowery Provincial Park, Leighton Art Centre | ||
The Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada adjacent to the south side of Calgary in Census Division No. 6. Despite sharing a common border with the City of Calgary of more than 20 kilometers and enveloping an agglomerate population of more than 70,000 people it has never been considered a part of the Calgary Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) by Statistics Canada. However, with membership in a regional metropolitan economic association, this Municipal District and its enclosed towns are generally accepted as constituent population, social and economic components of the Greater Calgary area.
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Map of Foothills No. 31, AB, Canada
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 recorded a population of 22,766 living in 8,156 of its 8,689 total private dwellings, a 7000710000000000000♠7.1% change from its 2011 population of 21,248. With a land area of 3,636.8 km2 (1,404.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 had a population of 21,258 living in 7,643 of its 8,401 total dwellings, a 7.7% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 19,731. With a land area of 3,642.9 km2 (1,406.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km2 (15.1/sq mi) in 2011. Following High River’s 2012 annexation, Statistics Canada adjusted the M.D. of Foothills No. 31's 2011 population downward by 10 people to 21,248.
According to the Canada 2006 Census: