Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66
Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 | |
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Ranchland landscape with welcome sign | |
| 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) | |
| • Land | 2,636.75 km2 (1,018.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• 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 in Chain Lakes Provincial Park, approximately 38 km (24 mi) southwest of the Town of Nanton. Ranchland's rugged foothill terrain is unsuited for the crop agriculture practised 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.