Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8


The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 bisects this county.
It was created as a municipal district on January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8, absorbing the Town of Canmore in the early 1990s.

Communities and localities


The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8:
;Cities
  • none
;Towns
  • Canmore
;Villages
  • none
;Summer villages
  • Ghost Lake
  • Waiparous
The following hamlets are located within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8:
;Hamlets
The following localities are located within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8:
;Localities
  • Gap
  • Improvement District No. 8
  • Jumping Pound
  • Kananaskis
  • Spray Lakes

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 recorded a population of 1,334 living in 556 of its 766 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,341. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,341 living in 547 of its 797 total dwellings, a 6.1% change from its 2006 population of 1,264. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.