List of census divisions of Alberta

Census divisions of Alberta
USA
Category Federal Unit
Location Alberta
Number 19
Populations 10,078 (Division No. 4) – 1,311,022 (Division No. 6)
Areas 3,826 square miles (9,910 km2) (Division No. 8) – 74,176 square miles (192,110 km2) (Division No. 17)
Government Municipal government
Subdivisions City, Town, Villages, Summer villages, Specialized municipalities, Municipal districts, Special areas, Improvement districts, Indian reserves, Indian settlement


Population density map of Alberta census divisions (people/km²)
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  1.1-2
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  5.1-10
  10.1-20
  20.1-40
  40.1-60
  60.1-80
  >80

Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect a level of local government in Alberta.

Alberta's census divisions consist of numerous census subdivisions. The types of census subdivisions within an Alberta census division may include:[1][2]

List of census divisions

The following is a list of Alberta's census divisions. Population, area, and density figures are from the 2011 Census.[3]

Div.
 
Pop. Area
(km²)
Density
(/km²)
Largest urban
community
Specialized/rural
municipalities
1 78,694 20,526 3.8 Medicine Hat Cypress County
County of Forty Mile No. 8
2 156,536 17,662 8.9 Lethbridge Lethbridge County
County of Newell
Municipal District of Taber
County of Warner No. 5
3 38,566 13,866 2.8 Claresholm Cardston County
Improvement District No. 4
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
4 10,078 21,467 0.5 Hanna Acadia MD
Special Area 2
Special Area 3
Special Area 4
5 53,263 16,775 3.2 Strathmore Kneehill County
Starland County
Vulcan County
Wheatland County
6 1,311,022 12,646 103.7 Calgary Foothills MD
Mountain View County
Rocky View County
7 40,232 19,210 2.1 Wainwright Flagstaff County
County of Paintearth No. 18
Provost MD
Stettler County
Wainwright MD
8 189,243 9,909 19.1 Red Deer Lacombe County
Ponoka County
Red Deer County
9 21,290 18,922 1.1 Rocky Mountain House Clearwater County
10 93,039 20,450 4.5 Lloydminster Beaver County
Camrose County
Improvement District 13
Lamont County
County of Minburn No. 27
County of Two Hills No. 21
County of Vermilion River
11 1,203,115 15,768 76.3 Edmonton Brazeau County
Leduc County
Parkland County
Strathcona County
Sturgeon County
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
12 63,427 30,047 2.1 Cold Lake Bonnyville MD
Lac La Biche County
Smoky Lake County
St. Paul County
13 68,919 24,374 2.8 Whitecourt Athabasca County
County of Barrhead No. 11
Lac Ste. Anne County
Thorhild County
Westlock County
Woodlands County
14 28,584 26,965 1.1 Hinton Improvement District 25
Yellowhead County
15 35,983 28,400 1.3 Canmore Bighorn MD
Crowsnest Pass
Improvement District 9
Improvement District 12
Jasper
Kananaskis I.D.
Ranchland MD
16 67,516 97,255 0.7 Fort McMurray Improvement District 24
Wood Buffalo
17 61,504 192,116 0.3 Slave Lake Big Lakes County
Clear Hills County
Northern Sunrise County
Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Mackenzie County
County of Northern Lights
Opportunity MD
18 14,534 33,205 0.4 Grande Cache Greenview MD
19 109,712 20,520 5.3 Grande Prairie Birch Hills County
Fairview MD
County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Peace MD
Saddle Hills County
Smoky River MD
Spirit River MD

See also

Census Divisions by province and territory

References

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