Municipal District of Taber | |
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Location withinAlberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Established | 1954 |
| Incorporated | 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Tamara Miyanaga |
| • Governing body | MD of Taber Council |
| • Administrative office | Taber |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 4,160.47 km2 (1,606.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 7,447 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2016) | 7,173[3] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | mdtaber.ab.ca |
TheMunicipal District of Taber is amunicipal district (MD) in southernAlberta, Canada. It is located inCensus Division 2.
The followingurban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Taber.[4]
| The followinglocalities are located within the MD of Taber.[5]
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In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the MD of Taber had a population of 7,447 living in 1,971 of its 2,119 total private dwellings, a change of4.9% from its 2016 population of 7,098. With a land area of 4,160.47 km2 (1,606.37 sq mi), it had a population density of1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Taber had a population of 7,098 living in 1,857 of its 2,081 total private dwellings, a3.6% change from its 2011 population of 6,851. With a land area of 4,201.65 km2 (1,622.27 sq mi), it had a population density of1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
The population of the MD of Taber according to its2016 municipal census is 7,173,[3] a0.8% change from its2013 municipal census population of 7,116.[7] By its five hamlets, the 2016 municipal census population breaks down into 259 residents in Enchant, 815 in Grassy Lake, 163 in Hays, 130 in Johnson's Addition and 44 in Purple Springs, resulting in a remaining rural area population of 5,762.[8]