Foothills County
Foothills County
Municipal District of Sheep River No. 31 (1954) Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 (1954–2018) | |
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Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Calgary Region |
| Census division | 6 |
| Established | 1944 |
| Incorporated | 1944 |
| Name change | January 1, 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Delilah Miller |
| • Governing body | Foothills County Council |
| • CAO | Ryan Payne |
| • Administrative office | High River |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 3,604.76 km2 (1,391.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 23,199 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | mdfoothills.com |
Foothills County is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada adjacent to the south side of Calgary in Census Division No. 6. Despite sharing a common border with the City of Calgary, it does not form part of the Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) as defined by Statistics Canada. It is however a member municipality of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board, though it has indicated that it may withdraw its membership.