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|leader_name2           = Patrick Thomas<small> </small>
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|leader_name3           = [[John Barlow (Canadian politician)|John Barlow]]
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The '''Municipality of Crowsnest Pass''' is a [[Specialized municipalities of Alberta|specialized municipality]] in [[southern Alberta|southwest Alberta]], Canada. Within the [[Rocky Mountains]] adjacent to the eponymous [[Crowsnest Pass]], the municipality formed as a result of the 1979 amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of [[Bellevue, Alberta|Bellevue]], the Town of [[Blairmore, Alberta|Blairmore]], the Town of [[Coleman, Alberta|Coleman]], the Village of [[Frank, Alberta|Frank]], and Improvement District No. 5, which included the Hamlet of [[Hillcrest, Alberta|Hillcrest]] and numerous other unincorporated communities.
{{stack|[[File:Crowsnest Pass Communities.png|thumb|right|300px|alt=Former municipalities and unincorporated communities of the Crowsnest Pass area|Former municipalities and unincorporated communities of the Crowsnest Pass area]]}}

== History ==
{{See also|Bellevue, Alberta#History|Blairmore, Alberta#History|Coleman, Alberta#History|Frank, Alberta#History|Hillcrest, Alberta#History}}
{{more citations needed section|date=October 2021}}
The communities in Crowsnest Pass owe their existence to coal mining. The first coal mine in the area opened in 1900. Its ethnic and cultural diversity comes from the many European and other immigrants attracted to the area by the mines. Through the years, coal mining suffered from fluctuating coal prices, bitter strikes, and underground accidents. All the mines on the Alberta side of the pass closed throughout the 20th century as cheaper with the opening of safer open-pit mines on the British Columbia side of the pass. An operating coal mine just across the British Columbia boundary in [[Sparwood, British Columbia|Sparwood]] continues to provide employment for residents living in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.

Crowsnest Pass is known for tragedy. In 1903, the tip of Turtle Mountain broke loose and decimated part of the Village of Frank. The event was heralded as [[Frank Slide|the Frank Slide]]. In 1914, the [[Hillcrest mine disaster]] occurred near Hillcrest, killing 189 people. Spring floods occurred in 1923 and 1942. Periodic forest fires have swept the valley, including one in the summer of 2003 that threatened the entire municipality.

The area was a centre for "rum-running" during prohibition, from 1916 to 1923, when liquor was illegally brought across the provincial boundary from British Columbia. The legacy is celebrated at the restored [[Alberta Provincial Police]] Barracks, which is now an interpretive centre.

On November 3, 1978, the [[Government of Alberta]] passed the ''Crowsnest Pass Municipal Unification Act'', which led to the formal [[Merger (politics)|amalgamation]] of Bellevue, Blairmore, Coleman, Frank, and Improvement District (ID) No. 5 on January 1, 1979.<ref name=AMAProfile1>{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/HIST/0361.pdf | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | title=Location and History Profile – Municipality of Crowsnest Pass | date=October 15, 2021 | access-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref> The new municipality was granted [[List of towns in Alberta|town status]] and named the ''Municipality of Crowsnest Pass''.<ref name=AMAProfile1/> A review of the amalgamation in 1983 concluded that the unification led to improved municipal services and housing within the new municipality.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Walchuk | first1=Walter | title=Alberta's local governments: people in community seeking goodness | date=1987 | publisher=Municipal Administrative Services Division, [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | location=Edmonton | isbn=978-0-7732-0014-2 | page=100 | url=https://archive.org/details/albertaslocalgov00walc/page/100 |language=English}}</ref>

In the mid-1990s, the adjacent ID No. 6 was carved up with portions going to the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 on December 31, 1994, the MD of Ranchland No. 66 on January 1, 1995, and ID No. 40 on December 31, 1995.<ref name=InterimList>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/199192F00091991961988ef/page/n263/mode/2up | title=Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status and Names: January 2, 1991 to January 1, 1996 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | page=248 | date=February 1997 | accessdate=October 21, 2021}}</ref> Crowsnest Pass then amalgamated with the remainder of ID No. 6 on January 1, 1996, while ID No. 40 was absorbed by the MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 on the same date.<ref name=AMAProfile1/> The amalgamated municipality retained the name ''Municipality of Crowsnest Pass'' and its town status.<ref name=AMAProfile1/> It subsequently became a specialized municipality on January 16, 2008.<ref name=AMAProfile1/> The purpose of the status change was to enable membership in the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties for increased alignment with its neighbouring rural municipalities.<ref name=cuff>{{cite web | url=http://www.crowsnestpass.com/public/download/documents/4851 | publisher=George B. Cuff & Associates Ltd. | title=Municipality of Crowsnest Pass: Report on the Corporate Review | date=October 2009 | access-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is in the southwest portion of the province of Alberta.<ref name=basemap>{{cite map | url=https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/imageryBaseMapsEarthCover/ProvMapSeries/750K/750KMunicipalities.pdf | title=2021 Provincial Base Map: Municipalities | publisher=Alberta Environment and Parks | date=July 26, 2021 | accessdate=October 20, 2021}}</ref> It borders the province of [[British Columbia]] to the west, the [[Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66|Municipal District (MD) of Ranchland No. 66]] to the north, and the [[Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9|MD of Pincher Creek No. 9]] to the east and south.<ref name=basemap/> The [[Crowsnest River]], which originates from [[Crowsnest Lake (Alberta)|Crowsnest Lake]], meanders eastward through the municipality.<ref name=basemap/> Parts of the [[Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve]] are in the northwest and southern portions of the municipality.<ref name=basemap/>

=== Communities and localities ===
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The following [[List of communities in Alberta|communities]] are the former municipalities that comprise the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.<ref name=communities>{{cite book | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2011_pop.pdf | title=2011 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | date=2012-10-05 | access-date=2012-08-18 | isbn=978-0-7785-9738-4}}</ref>
;Former [[List of towns in Alberta|towns]]
*[[Blairmore, Alberta|Blairmore]]
*[[Coleman, Alberta|Coleman]]
;Former [[List of villages in Alberta|villages]]
*[[Bellevue, Alberta|Bellevue]]
*[[Frank, Alberta|Frank]]
;Former [[List of communities in Alberta#Improvement districts|improvement districts]]
*Improvement District No. 5 (part)
*Improvement District No. 6 (part)
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The following [[List of localities in Alberta|localities]] are located within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.<ref name=localities>{{cite web | url=http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4815007 | title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4815007 - Crowsnest Pass, geographical codes and localities, 2006 |website=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-03-05 | access-date=2012-08-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525211536/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/ersl-rerl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4815007 | archive-date=2013-05-25}}</ref>
;Localities	
*Crowsnest
*East Kootenay
*Hazell
*[[Hillcrest, Alberta|Hillcrest]] or Hillcrest Mines
*Savanna
*Sentinel (also known as Sentry Siding)<ref>{{cite book|last=Crowsnest Pass Historical Society|title=Crowsnest and its people|year=1979|publisher=Crowsnest Pass Historical Society|location=Coleman|isbn=0-88925-046-4|page=241|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=3559659|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624180105/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=3559659|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref>
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The following are the unincorporated places that were in Improvement District No. 5 prior to the amalgamation that formed the municipality of Crownsest Pass.<ref name=1971census>{{cite book | url= | title=1971 Census of Canada: Population | series=Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements | volume=Bulletin SP—1 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=204–207 | chapter=Population of Unincorporated Places of 50 persons and over, 1971 and 1966 (Alberta) | date=March 1973 | accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/1976928301978engfra | title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada) | volume=Bulletin 8SG.1 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages= | chapter=Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976 | date=May 1978 | accessdate=October 24, 2021}}</ref>
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*Carbondale
*Crowsnest Lake
*East Coleman
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*Grafton
*Hazell
*Hillcrest
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*Sentinel
*West Side Riverbottom
*Willow Creek
{{col-end}}</div>

==Demographics==
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|source      = ''[[Statistics Canada]]''<ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume= II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=4.1–4.10| chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 | isbn=0-660-51095-2}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite book | title=Census Canada 1986 | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta) | year=1987 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.1–2.10 | chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 | isbn=0-660-53463-0}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite book | title=96 Census | volume=A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts | year=1997 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=136–146 | chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data | isbn=0-660-59283-5}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=2013-02-16}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=2010-01-06 | access-date=2013-02-16}}</ref><ref name=2011censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-02-08}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/><ref name=2021census/>
|1976|7286
|1981|7306
|1986|6912
|1991|6679
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|6356
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|6262
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|5749
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|5565
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|5589
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2021]]|5695
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass had a population of 5,695 living in 2,759 of its 3,403 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:5695-5589}}|5589|1}} from its 2016 population of 5,589. With a land area of {{cvt|370.15|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5695|370.15|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass had a population of 5,589 living in 2,567 of its 3,225 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:5589-5565}}|5565|1}} from its 2011 population of 5,565. With a land area of {{convert|371.44|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5589|371.44|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>

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|-
!Component
!2016 population<ref name=2019MAPL>{{cite book | url= https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/daab9fce-c2f6-49d1-a433-375b2b7aee24/resource/61cd908d-e2b9-4837-939b-533848d723b9/download/2019_mapl_web.pdf | title=2019 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn=978-1-4601-4623-1 | date=December 2019 | access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref>
!2006 population<ref name=2009OPL>{{cite book | url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/LGS/2009pop.pdf | title=2009 Official Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn= 978-0-7785-7978-6 | date=September 15, 2009 | access-date=October 10, 2021}}</ref>
!1976 population<ref name=1976censusb>{{cite book | title=Population: Geographic Distributions – Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | pages=3–41 | date=June 1977}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bellevue, Alberta|Bellevue]]
|align=center| {{nts|397}}
|align=center| {{nts|803}}
|align=center| {{nts|1186}}
|-
| [[Blairmore, Alberta|Blairmore]]
|align=center| {{nts|1475}}
|align=center| {{nts|2088}}
|align=center| {{nts|2321}}
|-
| [[Coleman, Alberta|Coleman]]
|align=center| {{nts|1545}}
|align=center| {{nts|1065}}
|align=center| {{nts|1543}}
|-
| [[Frank, Alberta|Frank]]
|align=center| {{nts|85}}
|align=center| {{nts|263}}
|align=center| {{nts|201}}
|-
| Improvement District No. 5
|align=center| {{nts|1364}}
|align=center| {{nts|1257}}
|align=center| {{nts|2041}}
|-
| Improvement District No. 6
|align=center| {{nts|723}}
|align=center| {{nts|273}}
|align=center| &mdash;
|- class="sortbottom" align="center" style="background: #f2f2f2;"
| '''Total Municipality of Crowsnest Pass'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|5589}}'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|5749}}'''
|align=center| '''{{nts|7292}}'''
|-
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== Attractions ==
{{more citations needed section|date=October 2021}}
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is home to parts of the [[Castle Provincial Park]] in the southeast and the [[Castle Wildland Provincial Park]] in the southwest.<ref name=basemap/>

Within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, one can find the [[Frank Slide]] Interpretive Centre (Provincial Historic Site), an interpretive display at [[Leitch Collieries]] (Provincial Historic Site) near the former [[Passburg, Alberta|Passburg]] townsite, underground tours of the Bellevue Mine (Provincial Historic Resource), interpretive signs at the Hillcrest Cemetery (Provincial Historic Resource) and both the Crowsnest Museum and Alberta Provincial Police Barracks interpretive centre within Coleman National Historic Site.  Pamphlets for self-guided historical walking and driving tours are available throughout the municipality.

The area offers hiking, fishing and mountain-biking in the summer, and in winter snowmobiling, a downhill ski hill (Pass PowderKeg), and a groomed cross-country ski area, and is about {{convert|70|km|mi}} from major ski hills at both [[Fernie Alpine Resort]] and [[Castle Mountain Resort]].

== See also ==
*[[Lille, Alberta]], a nearby ghost town
*[[List of communities in Alberta]]
*[[List of specialized municipalities in Alberta]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
*[http://archive.macleans.ca/article/1979/1/8/a-new-town-in-the-land-of-black-icicles#!&pid=18 ''A new town in the land of black icicles''] – article in ''[[Maclean's]]'' by Suzanne Zwarun (January 8, 1979)

== External links ==
* {{Commons category inline}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Crowsnest Pass
 | North = [[Longview, Alberta|Longview]]
 | Northeast = [[Claresholm, Alberta|Claresholm]]
 | East = [[Cowley, Alberta|Cowley]]
 | Southeast = [[Pincher Creek]]
 | South =  [[Waterton Lakes National Park]]
 | Southwest = [[Fernie, British Columbia|Fernie]]
 | West = [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]]
 | Northwest = [[Elkford, British Columbia|Elkford]]
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