Improvement District No. 12

Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park)
Improvement district
Location of Improvement District No. 12 in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°42′N 117°42′W / 52.7°N 117.7°WCoordinates: 52°42′N 117°42′W / 52.7°N 117.7°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Alberta's Rockies
Census division	No. 15
Established	April 1, 1945
Renumbered	January 1, 1969
Government[1][2]
• Governing body	Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA)
• Minister of AMA	Deron Bilous
• CAO	Darryl Joyce
• MLA	Robin Campbell
Area (2011)[3]
• Total	10,181.58 km^2 (3,931.13 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	34
• Density	0.0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
• Dwellings	6
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)

Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park),^[2] or Improvement District No. 12,^[4] is an improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Located within Jasper National Park in Alberta's Rockies, the improvement district is the municipality that provides local government for the portion of the park outside the Municipality of Jasper.

History

Improvement District (I.D.) No. 12 was originally formed as I.D. No. 80 on April 1, 1945 through the amalgamation of I.D. Nos. 379, 438, 439, 469, 499, 500, and 530, as well as portions of I.D. Nos. 348, 378, 436, 437, 466, 468, 498, 528, 529, and 558.^[2] I.D. No. 80 was renumbered to I.D. No. 12 on January 1, 1969.^[2]

A second improvement district, Jasper Improvement District, was separated from I.D. No. 12 on August 31, 1995.^[2] Jasper Improvement District subsequently became a specialized municipality named the Municipality of Jasper on July 20, 2001.^[5]

Communities and localities

There are no communities located within Improvement District No. 12.^[6]

The following localities are located within Improvement District No. 12:^[7]

Localities

• Athabasca Falls
• Devona
• East Gate Trailers
• Lake Edith
• Miette
• Miette Hotsprings
• Pocahontas
• Shale Banks
• Snaring
• Sunwapta

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Improvement District No. 12 had a population of 34, a 41.7% change from its 2006 population of 24. With a land area of 10,181.58 km² (3,931.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km² (0.0/sq mi) in 2011.^[3]

As of the 2006 Census of Canada, Improvement District No. 12 had a total population of 24 living in 6 dwellings, a 37.3% decrease from 49 in 2001. With a land area of 10,181.58 km² (3,931.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km² (0/sq mi).^[4]

Government

Improvement District No. 12 is administered by Alberta Municipal Affairs.^[2]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta

References

1. "Alberta Municipal Affairs". Alberta Municipal Affairs. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
2. "Municipal Profile: Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park)". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
4. "2006 Community Profiles: Improvement District No. 12, Alberta". Statistics Canada. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
5. "Municipal Profile: Municipality of Jasper". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
6. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
7. "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4815037 - Improvement District No. 12, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2012-08-12.