Moon River Estates

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°43′58″N 113°08′07″W / 49.73278°N 113.13528°W / 49.73278; -113.13528CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division3Municipal district Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land1.5 km² (0.6 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total145 • Density96.5/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Moon River Estates is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26^[2] that was declared on October 17, 1984.^[3] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Highway 3, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Lethbridge.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Moon River Estates had a population of 145 living in 56 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of 15.1% from its 2016 population of 126. With a land area of 1.5 km² (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 96.7/km² (250.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Moon River Estates had a population of 126 living in 54 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of -0.8% from its 2011 population of 127. With a land area of 1.73 km² (0.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 73.4/km² (190.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (October 17, 1984). "Ministerial Order No. 713/84" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2010.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.