Bighorn No. 8, Alberta

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The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a county situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis. Trans-Canada Highway bisects this county.

It was created as a municipal district in January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8^[1], absorbing the Town of Canmore in the early 90's.

Contents 1 Communities 2 Demographics 3 References 4 External link

[edit] Communities

Bighorn No. 8 includes the five hamlets of Benchlands, Dead Man's Flats, Exshaw, Harvie Heights and Lac Des Arcs. The summer villages of Ghost Lake and Waiparous are also located here.

[edit] Demographics

The Canada 2001 Census reports that Bighorn No. 8 had a population of around 1,300, scattered over 2,810 km², with total number of private dwellings being 758. The population density is 0.5 /km²

Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External link

• MD of Bighorn No. 8

	Banff National Park	Clearwater County	Mountain View County
	Banff National Park		Rocky View No. 44
		Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
	Kananaskis County	Kananaskis County	Rocky View No. 44

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Coordinates: 51°21′N 115°04′W