Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8

The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district (MD) situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) passes through the municipal district.

It was created as a municipal district on January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8. The Town of Canmore lies adjacent to the municipal district to the southwest.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the MD of Bighorn No. 8.
 * Cities
 * none
 * Towns
 * Canmore
 * Villages
 * none
 * Summer villages
 * Ghost Lake
 * Waiparous
 * First Nations settlements
 * Mînî Thnî

The following hamlets are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8.
 * Hamlets
 * Benchlands
 * Dead Man's Flats or Pigeon Mountain (designated place)
 * Exshaw
 * Harvie Heights
 * Lac des Arcs

The following localities are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8.
 * Localities
 * Gap
 * Improvement District No. 8
 * Jumping Pound (Forest Res)
 * Kananaskis
 * Spray Lakes

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,598 living in 640 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 1,324. With a land area of 2678.8 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,334 living in 556 of its 766 total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of 1,341. With a land area of 2761.18 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.