The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 is a municipal district

Municipal district

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 in northwest Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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It covers the full extent of Census Division 18

Division No. 18, Alberta

Division No. 18 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the southeast corner of northern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Grande Cache. The boundaries of the division are coextensive with the outer boundaries of the Municipal District of Greenview No...

. The municipal seat is in Valleyview

Valleyview, Alberta

-History:*Late 1800s: The first visitors to the area arrived, seeking natives to exchange goods for furs. The trading was good and a Hudson’s Bay post was established on Sturgeon Lake...

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Demographics

In 2006, Greenview No. 16 had a population of 5,464 living in 2,064 dwellings

House

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, a 0.5% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 32994.14 km² (12,739.1 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 0.2 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 5,439 in 2,002 dwellings, a 0.1% increase from 1996. On a surface of 33,383.92 km² it had a density of 0.2 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Fox Creek
  Fox Creek, Alberta
  Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Grande Cache
  Grande Cache, Alberta
  Grande Cache is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, located northwest of Hinton and west of Edmonton. It is located in the Municipal District of Greenview, between Highway 40 and the Smoky River, at the northern border of Alberta's Rockies...
  
  
• Valleyview
  Valleyview, Alberta
  -History:*Late 1800s: The first visitors to the area arrived, seeking natives to exchange goods for furs. The trading was good and a Hudson’s Bay post was established on Sturgeon Lake...
  
  

Hamlets

• DeBolt
  Debolt, Alberta
  DeBolt is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. The hamlet's name is often mistakenly spelled Debolt, even by Statistics Canada. It was named after the DeBolt family, who settled the area in 1919.The hamlet is located in census division No...
  
  
• Grovedale
  Grovedale, Alberta
  Grovedale is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located on Highway 666 south of Grande Prairie...
  
  
• Landry Heights
  Landry Heights, Alberta
  Landry Heights is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located approximately west of Highway 40 and southwest of Grande Prairie.- References :...
  
  
• Little Smoky
  Little Smoky, Alberta
  Little Smoky is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located on Highway 43, approximately south of Valleyview and northwest of Fox Creek. The hamlet is adjacent to the Little Smoky River....
  
  
• Ridgevalley
  Ridgevalley, Alberta
  Ridgevalley is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located southwest of Highway 43, approximately east of Grande Prairie.- References :...
  
  

External links

• Municipal District of Greenview (Official site)