Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 | |
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 Ranchland landscape with welcome sign | |
 Logo  Ranchland resident moving cattle. | |
| Motto: "Preserving our ranching heritage." | |
 Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Planning region | South Saskatchewan |
| Established | 1995 |
| Incorporated | 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Ron Davis |
| • Governing body | MD of Ranchland Council |
| • Administrative office | Chain Lakes Provincial Park |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 2,636.75 km2 (1,018.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 110 |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | mdranchland.ca |
The Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 is a municipal district (MD) in southwest Alberta, Canada. Containing no urban communities of any kind, its municipal office is located in Chain Lakes Provincial Park,[3] approximately 38 km (24 mi) 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.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Directions to MD Ranchland Administration building" (PDF). Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66. Retrieved March 26, 2012.