The Municipal District of Big Lakes is a municipal district in north-central Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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It is located in Census Division 17

Division No. 17, Alberta

Division No. 17 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It spans the central and northwest portions of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Slave Lake. Division No...

, around the Lesser Slave Lake

Lesser Slave Lake

Lesser Slave Lake is a lake located in central Alberta, Canada, northwest of Edmonton. It is the second largest lake entirely within Alberta boundaries , covering and measuring over long and at its widest point. Lesser Slave Lake averages in depth and is at its deepest...

. Utikuma Lake

Utikuma Lake

Utikuma Lake is a large lake in north-central Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the Lesser Slave Lake, between the Bicentennial Highway and Highway 750....

 and Winagami Lake

Winagami Lake

Winagami Lake is a large and shallow lake in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Big Lakes and Municipal District of Smoky River areas, north-east of the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 679...

 are also located in this municipal district.

Demographics

In 2006, Big Lakes had a population of 5,805 living in 2,215 dwellings

House

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, a 0.7% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 13892.91 km² (5,364.1 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.4 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district has a population of 5,845 in 2,183 dwellings, a 0.3% increase from 1996. On a surface of 13,893.10 km² it has a density of 0.4 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• High Prairie
• Swan Hills
  Swan Hills, Alberta
  Swan Hills is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Whitecourt at the junction of Highway 32 and Grizzly Trail. Swan Hills is located in Municipal District of Big Lakes within census Division No...
  
  

Villages

• Kinuso
  Kinuso, Alberta
  Kinuso is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Big Lakes, and surrounded by the Swan River Indian Reserve...
  
  

Reserves

• Drift Pile River
  Drift Pile River 150
  Drift Pile River 150 is an Indian reserve in Alberta.-References:...
  
  
• Kapawe'no Freeman
  Kapawe'no First Nations Lands 150
  Kapawe'no First Nations Lands 150 is an Indian reserve in Alberta.-References:...
  
  
• Halcro and Pakashan
  Halcro and Pakashan
  Halcro and Pakashan is an Indian reserve in Alberta.-References:...
  
  
• Sucker Creek
• Swan River
  Swan River 150
  Swan River 150 is an Indian reserve in Alberta. It is located northwest of Edmonton. It is at an elevation of .-References:...
  
  

Hamlets

• Enilda
  Enilda, Alberta
  Enilda is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes, located west of Highway 49, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie....
  
  
• Faust
  Faust, Alberta
  Faust is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes, located north of Highway 2, approximately northwest of Edmonton .- References :...
  
  
• Grouard
  Grouard, Alberta
  Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes. It is located north of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie....
  
  
• Joussard
  Joussard, Alberta
  Joussard is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes, located north of Highway 2, approximately east of Grande Prairie.- References :...
  
  

External links

• Official site