Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66


The Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 is a municipal district in southwest Alberta, Canada. Containing no urban communities of any kind, its municipal office is located in Chain Lakes Provincial Park, approximately southwest of the Town of Nanton. Ranchland's rugged foothill terrain is unsuited for the crop agriculture practiced elsewhere in Alberta, and ranching remains the single livelihood of its inhabitants. With a 2016 population of 92, it is the least populated municipal district in Alberta, and its population density of 29 square kilometres for every resident is almost exactly equal to that of the Northwest Territories.

History

The municipal district was incorporated in 1995 from the Improvement District No. 6.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 recorded a population of 92 living in 38 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 79. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
The Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66's 2013 municipal census counted a population of 104.
In the 2011 Census, the Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 had a population of 79 living in 31 of its 45 total dwellings, a -8.1% change from its 2006 population of 86. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Communities

There are no communities located within the Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66.