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Municipal District of Badlands No. 7
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Municipal District of Badlands No. 7 is located in Alberta
Municipal District of Badlands No. 7
Municipal District of Badlands No. 7
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division No. 5
Incorporated January 1, 1991
Dissolved January 1, 1998
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code(s) 403, 587, 825

The Municipal District of Badlands No. 7 was a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It existed for seven years between 1991 and 1998 prior to its amalgamation with the former City of Drumheller to create the current Town of Drumheller.

History

The former Municipal District (MD) of Badlands No. 7 was originally established on January 1, 1991 when Improvement District No. 7 incorporated as a municipal district. Seven years later on January 1, 1998, the former MD of Badlands No. 7 and the former City of Drumheller amalgamated with each other to form the current Town of Drumheller.

Demographics

Population history of
the Municipal District
of Badlands No. 7
Year Pop. ±%
1956 5,502 —    
1961 4,470 −18.8%
1966 3,403 −23.9%
1971 1,860 −45.3%
1976 1,266 −31.9%
1981 1,263 −0.2%
1986 1,145 −9.3%
1991 1,191 +4.0%
1996 1,246 +4.6%
2001 1,282 +2.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2001 Census, the dissolved MD of Badlands No. 7 had a population of 1,282, a 2.9% change from its 1996 population of 1,246. With a land area of 70.68 km2 (27.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.1/km2 (47/sq mi) in 2001.

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