Millarville is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31

Foothills No. 31, Alberta

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...

. It is located in the foothills

Rocky Mountain Foothills

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 of the Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies

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 at an elevation of 1185 metres (3,887.8 ft). The hamlet is located northwest of the intersection of the Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) and Highway 549, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Turner Valley

Turner Valley, Alberta

Turner Valley is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Calgary.Situated on Highway 22 , the town was once the centre of an oil and natural gas boom. For 30 years, the Turner Valley Oilfields was a major supplier of oil and gas and the largest producer in the British Empire, but is...

 and 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) southwest of Calgary

Calgary

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's city limits. The hamlet consists of residential, commercial and environmental reserve parcels.

The hamlet is within census division

Census division

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 No. 6

Division No. 6, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

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 of Macleod

Macleod (electoral district)

Macleod is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1968 and since 1988...

.

Demographics

Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Millarville.

However, Industry Canada shows that Millarville's greater rural area had a total population of 1,949 living in 819 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 365.8 km² (141.2 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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of 6 /km2.

Attractions

Millarville is home to the Priddis and Millarville Fair. Founded in 1907, the fair is hosted by the Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society (MRAS).