The Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 is a municipal district in southern Alberta

Alberta

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It is located in Census Division 3

Division No. 3, Alberta

Division No. 3 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the southwest corner of southern Alberta and its largest urban community is the Town of Claresholm.- Census subdivisions :...

. The district was incorporated on Jan 01, 1954 and has the municipal seat in the Town of Claresholm

Claresholm, Alberta

Claresholm is a town located within southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of the City of Lethbridge and south of the City of Calgary. The town is the seat of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No...

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Demographics

In 2006, Willow Creek No. 26 had a population of 5,337 living in 1,776 dwellings

House

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, a 1.4% decrease from 2001. The municipal district has a land area of 4560.22 km² (1,760.7 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 1.2 /km2.

In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 5,412 in 1,634 dwellings, a 6% increase from 1996. On a surface of 4,560.37 km² it had a density of 1.2 inhabitants/km².

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipal district:

Towns

• Claresholm
  Claresholm, Alberta
  Claresholm is a town located within southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of the City of Lethbridge and south of the City of Calgary. The town is the seat of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No...
  
  
• Fort Macleod
  Fort Macleod, Alberta
  Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It was founded as a North-West Mounted Police barracks, and is named in honour of the North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. The town's current mayor is Shawn Patience.- History and heritage preservation...
  
  
• Granum
• Nanton
  Nanton, Alberta
  Nanton is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. Nanton was named after Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton, of Winnipeg who directed firms that offered financing for farms and ranches throughout the west...
  
  
• Stavely
  Stavely, Alberta
  Stavely is a farming community in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located south of Calgary on Highway 2 and east of Willow Creek Provincial Park....
  
  

Hamlets

• Moon River Estates
  Moon River Estates, Alberta
  Moon River Estates is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 that was declared on October 17, 1984. It is located south of Highway 3, approximately west of Lethbridge.- References :...
  
  
• Orton
  Orton, Alberta
  Orton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. It is located south of Highway 3, approximately west of Lethbridge.- References :...
  
  
• Parkland
  Parkland, Alberta
  Parkland is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of Lethbridge.- References :...
  
  
• Woodhouse
  Woodhouse, Alberta
  Woodhouse is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of Lethbridge.- References :...
  
  

External links

• Municipal District of Willow Creek - Official site