Census divisions of Alberta

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Map of Alberta census subdivisions into improvement districts, counties and municipal districts

Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions, each with one or more municipal governments overseeing county municipalities, improvement districts, special areas, specialized municipalities, municipal districts, regional municipalities, cities, towns, villages, summer villages, Indian settlements, and Indian reserves. Census divisions are not a unit of local government in Alberta.

1 List of census divisions
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] List of census divisions

Division	Population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Main city/town	Subdivisions
1	&0000000000074550.00000074,550	&0000000000020526.00000020,526	3.6^[1]	Medicine Hat	Cypress County, Forty Mile County
2	&0000000000142429.000000142,429	&0000000000017660.00000017,660	8.1^[2]	Lethbridge	Lethbridge, County of Lethbridge, Newell County, Taber MD, Warner County
3	&0000000000037846.00000037,846	&0000000000013866.00000013,866	2.7^[3]	Fort Macleod	Cardston County, Improvement District No. 4, Pincher Creek MD, Willow Creek MD
4	&0000000000010600.00000010,600	&0000000000021467.00000021,467	0.5^[4]	Hanna	Acadia MD, Special Area 2, Special Area 3, Special Area 4
5	&0000000000051104.00000051,104	&0000000000016775.00000016,775	3.0^[5]	Drumheller	Kneehill County, Starland County, Vulcan County, Wheatland County
6	&0000000001160936.0000001,160,936	&0000000000012645.00000012,645	91.8^[6]	Calgary	Calgary, Foothills MD, Mountain View County, Rocky View MD
7	&0000000000039909.00000039,909	&0000000000019210.00000019,210	2.1^[7]	Stettler	Flagstaff County, Paintearth County, Provost MD, Stettler County, Wainwright MD
8	&0000000000175337.000000175,337	&0000000000009909.0000009,909	17.7^[8]	Red Deer	Lacombe County, Ponoka County, Red Deer County
9	&0000000000020351.00000020,351	&0000000000018921.00000018,921	1.1^[9]	Rocky Mountain House	Clearwater County
10	&0000000000086796.00000086,796	&0000000000020452.00000020,452	4.2^[10]	Camrose Lloydminster	Beaver County, Camrose County, Lamont County, Minburn County, Two Hills County, Vermilion River County
11	&0000000001076103.0000001,076,103	&0000000000015754.00000015,754	68.3^[11]	Edmonton	Brazeau County, Leduc County, Parkland County, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Wetaskiwin County
12	&0000000000059990.00000059,990	&0000000000030047.00000030,047	2.0^[12]	St. Paul	Bonnyville MD, Lac La Biche County, Smoky Lake County, St. Paul County
13	&0000000000066972.00000066,972	&0000000000024373.00000024,373	2.7^[13]	Athabasca	Athabasca County, Barrhead County, Lac Ste. Anne County, Thorhild County, Westlock County, Woodlands County
14	&0000000000027881.00000027,881	&0000000000026964.00000026,964	1.0^[14]	Edson	Yellowhead County
15	&0000000000034150.00000034,150	&0000000000028400.00000028,400	1.2^[15]	Banff	Bighorn MD, Crowsnest Pass, Improvement District 9, Improvement District 12, Kananaskis Country, Ranchland MD
16	&0000000000053080.00000053,080	&0000000000097267.00000097,267	0.5^[16]	Fort McMurray	Wood Buffalo MD
17	&0000000000059282.00000059,282	&0000000000192084.000000192,084	0.3^[17]	Slave Lake	Big Lakes MD, Clear Hills County, Northern Sunrise County, Lesser Slave River MD, Mackenzie MD, Northern Lights MD, Opportunity MD
18	&0000000000014322.00000014,322	&0000000000033205.00000033,205	0.4^[18]	Grande Cache	Greenview MD
19	&0000000000098712.00000098,712	&0000000000020518.00000020,518	4.8^[19]	Grande Prairie	Birch Hills County, Fairview MD, Grande Prairie County, Peace MD, Saddle Hills County, Smoky River MD, Spirit River MD

[edit] See also

Census divisions by province and territory

[edit] References

^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 1 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 2 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 3 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 4 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 5 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 6 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 7 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 8 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 9 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 10 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 11 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 12 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 13 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 14 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 15 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 16 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 17 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 18 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
^ Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Division No. 19 - Community Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.

[edit] External links

Albertafirst.com Census Division profiles

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