The Municipal District of Taber is a municipal district in southern Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

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. It is located in Census Division 2

Division No. 2, Alberta

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.

Demographics

The population of the Municipal District of Taber according to its 2008 municipal census is 6,714.

In 2006, the Municipal District of Taber had a population of 6,280 living in 1,852 dwellings

House

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, a 4.5% increase from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 4204.38 km² (1,623.3 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.5 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 6,012 in 1,840 dwellings, a 0.7% increase from 1996. On a surface of 4,204.35 km² it had a density of 1.4 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Taber
  Taber, Alberta
  Taber is a town in southern Alberta, Canada in the Municipal District of Taber. Taber was established in the late 1890s by European settlers on the banks of the lower Oldman River. It is an agricultural town of 7,821 famous for its corn due to the large amounts of sunshine the town and area receive...
  
   (municipal seat)
• Vauxhall
  Vauxhall, Alberta
  Vauxhall is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Taber, in the prairie land between Bow River and Oldman River....
  
  

Villages

• Barnwell
  Barnwell, Alberta
  Barnwell is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Taber and east of Lethbridge along the Crowsnest Highway, in the Municipal District of Taber.-History:...
  
  

Hamlets

• Enchant
  Enchant, Alberta
  Enchant is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located on Highway 526 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, between Vauxhall and Lomond. It has an elevation of .The hamlet is located in census division No...
  
  
• Grassy Lake
  Grassy Lake, Alberta
  Grassy Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located on the Crowsnest Highway , between Burdett and Taber. It has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Hays
  Hays, Alberta
  Hays is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located at the intersection of Highway 524 and Highway 875 between Vauxhall and Redcliff. The Bow River is to the north of the hamlet and the Oldman River is approximately to the south...
  
  
• Johnson's Addition
  Johnson's Addition, Alberta
  Johnson's Addition is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is adjacent to the western boundary of the Town of Taber at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 864 .- Demographics :...
  
  
• Purple Springs
  Purple Springs, Alberta
  Purple Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located on Highway 3, approximately east of Taber.- History :...
  
  
• Retlaw
  Retlaw, Alberta
  Retlaw is an unincorporated community located in the Municipal District of Taber, Alberta, Canada. It is located 2 km west of Highway 864 6 km west of Vauxhall and 42 km northwest of Taber and 75 km southwest of Brooks.- History :In 1910, the original post-office in the...
  
  

External links

• Municipal District of Taber - Official site